Spending holidays to look different amid prolonged shopping season

Forget the frantic sprint of Black Friday, with its doorbusters and crowds. The holiday spending season in 2020 looks more like a marathon of online and in-store deals designed to avert crowds.

It’s been a year dominated by the spread of Covid-19, the corresponding economic downturn and racial equity conversations, and the Thanksgiving spending holidays are likely to reflect that. A number of retailers have announced they’ll be closed Thanksgiving Day, including Walmart, Target, Kohl’s and…