Early data on online spending this week shows consumers are being drawn to discounts. A clearer picture of Black Friday sales, including in-store spending, will emerge in the days ahead. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Shopping and Retail, E-Commerce, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Shopping), National Retail Federation Early data on online spending this week shows consumers are being drawn to discounts. A clearer picture of Black Friday sales, including in-store spending, will emerge in the days ahead. NYT > Business