A person wears a face mask while carrying shopping bags in Columbus Circle on November 28, 2020 in New York City.Noam Galai | Getty ImagesFewer holiday shoppers bought gifts during the five-day period from Black Friday to Cyber Monday and those who did spent less as discounts started early this year, according to the National Retail Federation.The retail trade group said about 186.4 million shoppers bought holiday gifts, food or decorations from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday. That’s less than the 189.6 million shoppers who bought items during that period last year, but higher than the 165.8 million who shopped in 2018.Over the weekend, average …
