Byline: JO-ANN JOHNSTON Business writer
Light rain, 45 weather and a hot economy made retailers happy on Black Friday, the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season.
A record 6,000 people mobbed Crossgates Mall in Guilderland at 7 a.m., when many of the stores opened.
Some shoppers started even earlier. Jamie Bickel of Slingerlands and her sister Dawn Thompson of Troy made a point of getting to the 6 a.m. opening of KB Toys in Crossgates.
``That's when all the super deals are,'' Bickel said. And she had to get Pokemon merchandise, which has been subject to spot shortages, even counterfeiting.
But it's not just the toys …
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