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Good morning. Happy Cyber Monday! That said, it seems some of you were celebrating slightly early this year. As The Wall Street Journal reported, the number of people visiting U.S. stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday fell 4% from last year, according to analysis from RetailNext. Meanwhile, Adobe said online sales increased 18% over that period. Make sure to check the photo-slider, comparing the lines outside a Best Buy store on Black Friday in 2011 with the far more casual scene this time around.