Retailers call the day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday" -- it's the day holiday shopping drives retail sales out of the red and into the black. But this year, forecasters predict that many shoppers may make their holiday purchases from their desks at the office. Online retail sales are expected to reach $26 billion this year in the U.S., an 18 percent jump over last year. Guest: Patti Freeman Evans, a retail analyst with Jupiter Research.
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