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Black Friday bargain-hunters invade stores

Originally published: November 25, 2011 7:50 AM
Updated: November 25, 2011 7:56 PM
By KEIKO MORRIS, ELLEN YAN, BILL BLEYER, CHAU LAM, SOPHIA CHANG, ROBERT LEWIS AND TOM INCANTALUPO  lidesk@newsday.com

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Shoppers wait in line to purchase their items at Macy's inside the Roosevelt Field mall in East Garden City on Black Friday. (Nov. 25, 2011)

Bargain-hunters invaded stores across Long Island and elsewhere on Black Friday, turning out in bigger numbers than last year, retailers said. But experts said it's too early to tell if the shopping season that begins officially with America's much-hyped national orgy of conspicuous consumption will be the financial success that retailers so desperately need in a struggling economy.

At Best...