By Rosemary Ford and Caitlin Agnew
The day after Thanksgiving has long been a huge shopping day, especially here in sales tax-free New Hampshire. But is Black Friday still the shopping extravaganza it was? “The State We’re In” host Melanie Plenda recently spoke with Curtis Picard, president and CEO of the N.H. Retail Association, about the Black Friday phenomenon.
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