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Black Friday is here - but does it still pack the same punch in an age of online deals, early sales, and shifting shopper habits? Travelers can also score big this holiday shopping weekend with deals on hotels, airfares, cruises, and vacation packages. And from pre-lit trees to signature scents - we meet a true holiday products trailblazer.

Today is like Black Friday for grocery stores, as shoppers rush to finish their final prep for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast. Bars across the country are also gearing up for one of their busiest nights of the year. And after tomorrow’s dinner, families might consider a tough but important conversation - future finances and plans for mom and dad as they get older.

The day before Thanksgiving is like Black Friday for grocery stores, as shoppers rush to finish their final preparations for the big holiday feast. Phil Lempert, founder of SupermarketGuru.com in Los Angeles, joins Rob Hart on the WBBM Noon Business Hour with the details.

A look at retail ahead of the prime-time holiday shopping season, how families are using the Thanksgiving table for vacation planning, and why home sellers are pulling listings at the fastest pace in nearly a decade.

Thanksgiving is a perfect time to plan a multi-gen trip - and make sure everyone, kids included, has real skin in the game. Mark Wolters of the Wolters World Travel and Culture YouTube channel - and Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business in Urbana-Champaign - joins Rob Hart on the WBBM Noon Business Hour to discuss…