News commentary Are the days of Black Friday producing black eyes coming to an end? New data from Sensormatic Solutions revealed that traffic at retail stores on this year’s Black Friday tumbled 28.3 percent compared to the same time in 2019. But foot traffic at brick-and-mortar establishments was up 47.5 percent from last year when many shoppers stayed home because of the pandemic. However, consumers did not substitute standing in line at the nearby Best Buy or Target for browsing online. According to a holiday shopping report by Adobe Analytics, online sales on Black Friday dropped 1.1 percent for the first time ever to $8.9 billion. Did shoppers wait until the Cyber Monday to purchase the latest gadgets and apparel? Not exactly. Cyber Monday shopping levels also declined from last year. Adobe reported that internet receipts decreased 1.4 percent year-over-year to $10.7 billion. This was also the first time that one …