A SWEET BOUQUET: Macy`s department store kicked off its 36th annual flower show at the flagship Herald Square store on Sunday. The store`s main floor has been given a lavish spring treatment by 10 of the world`s leading floral designers. The day also incl (Aloysio Santos/The Epoch Times)

Is it ‘Bleak’ or Into the Black?

By Epoch Times Staff

November 28, 2008 Updated: November 29, 2008

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Some posited that this year's "Black Friday" (the name given to the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year) might be "Bleak Friday" as shoppers reined in holiday gift-buying because of the current financial uncertainty.

Judging by the turnout at this Macy's in New York, retailers need not worry.

Shoppers Converge on Mid-town Macy’s

Shoppers swarm inside and outside Macy's looking for holiday gifts for friends and family. (Dai Bing/The Epoch Times)

Black Friday doesn't look too bleak in Macy's, as holiday shoppers abound. (Dai Bing/The Epoch Times)

Shopper maneuver huge bundles of already-purchased gifts through the lines at Macy's. (Dai Bing/The Epoch Times)