With Black Friday approaching, the holiday shopping frenzy is in full swing. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to capitalize on the season of gift giving and consumer culture. But why is it that shoppers continue to flock online or to stores for sales? As marketing professor Mark Cleveland explains, the frenzy around holiday shopping is very much by design.
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