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Discounters were doing well early Black Friday morning, with door-busters bringing in big crowds, while higher-end and some apparel retailers were seeing somewhat muted traffic despite big discounts.
Mass merchants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., as well as lower-end department stores like J.C. Penney Co. and electronics retailer Best Buy Inc., saw strong demand for big sales items, with electronics an early winner. But there was some robust demand for tougher-sell items like cookware and jewelry.
"I know what I want and the prices I'm willing to pay," said Winifred Tyson, who was carrying a couple of bags full of clothing and cooking gear at Penney's new Manhattan store. Just a block away, though, there was less holiday zeal at Macy's Inc., the early sales of which brought customers in, but not as many as the store expected, several salespeople in different departments said. One employee cited the recession and online competition.
