Supply chain issues appear to be easing and shipping costs have fallen for retailers and their products. Foot traffic in malls, meanwhile, declined last month, according to data released this week.

At least one analyst is expecting Black Friday sales like never before as companies attempt to get their inventories under control coming out of a most unsteady year.

Derek Anthony, senior vice president/managing director of brokerage for The Woodmont Company, tells GlobeSt.com, that the state of the retail supply chain's current bottle neck depends on who you ask.

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