11.   Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, was looming across the mall like a dirigible.

12.   Black Friday, the shopping center industry name for the day after Thanksgiving, is not the busiest shopping day of the year.

13.   But shopping days are over now.

14.   But Thursday is the best shopping day of the week.

15.   But with only two shopping days left until Christmas, retailers said Wednesday that the best is yet to come.

16.   Carlson was about four hours into her shopping day.

17.   Despite the excitement and promotions that Black Friday conjure up, the day after Thanksgiving is no longer the busiest shopping day of the year.

18.   Except for a wealthy minority, there are no real shopping days leading up to Christmas in Haiti.

19.   European Commission officials predicted that Saturday would be a big challenge, because it is a busy shopping day in many countries.

20.   For most Internet retailers, the peak shopping days are over.