Black Friday Sales Rise 0.3% as Shoppers Await Better Deals

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Debbie Schwig joined the throngs at Apple Inc.’s Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan yesterday with her husband and dog. They didn’t buy a single gadget.

“We’re here to check things out today," said the 47-year-old nurse from Hoboken, New Jersey. "We’ll wait until vendors get more desperate.”