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Article: Online Retailers See Thanksgiving Surge
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- November 29, 2004
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
AP Online
11-29-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK
JoAnn Christensen pulls toys and other items off the shelf for shipping at the Amazon.com shipping and receiving facility in Fernley, Nev, in this Wednesday, March 17, 2004, file photo. The Monday after Thanksgiving is when online merchants see a big surge of consumers heading to the Web from their workplace computer. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)
Computer-savvy consumers did plenty of online shopping over the Thanksiving weekend, giving companies like Amazon.com and walmart.com the same kickoff to the holiday season as department stores and malls had.
The pickup in business on the Web was the result of online merchants ...