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Explainer: Black Friday's impact on vulnerable consumers
Black Friday is a controversial concept, engaging both bargain hunters and protesters each year. However, for one consumer group in particular, shopping-focused marketing concepts such as Black Friday have proven to be quite harmful. In this explainer, CBS Professor Gülen Sarial Abi discusses the impact Black Friday has on vulnerable consumers
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