People buy clothes in a store at a shopping center during Black Friday sales, in Caracas, Venezuela November 26, 2021 - Reuters
CHICAGO: Bargain hunters ventured out in chilly weather to buy Christmas gifts on Black Friday only to discover that many U.S. retailers offered smaller price markdowns this year amid tight supplies.
COVID fears and fewer "doorbuster" sales thinned crowds the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, which kicks off the year-end holiday shopping season.
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