James Overstreet: Consumers wary despite Black Friday (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Less red seems to be the new black.The holiday shopping season begins the day after Thanksgiving, a day known as Black Friday in reference to the period when retailers go from being in the red (posting losses) to being in the black (turning profits).Stores open before dawn and offer steep discounts, making Black Friday one of the top-performing shopping days of the holiday season (the Saturday ...