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Big Five: Top holiday shopping days

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photo Credit card machines were busy as bargain hunters at Best Buy make doorbuster purchases just after midnight on Black Friday in Dunwoody, Ga. All of the store’s 120 employees were on hand to ring up Gray Thursday and Black Friday items.

Based upon results from previous years measured by ShoppersTrak, the busiest days for shopping malls and centers during the holidays should be:

• 1. Friday, Nov. 29 (Black Friday)

• 2. Saturday Dec. 21

• 3. Saturday, Dec. 14

• 4. Saturday, Dec. 7

• 5. Thursday, Dec. 26 (Day after Christmas)

Source: ShopperTrak, the world’s largest provider of retail shopper analytics