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Victoria's Secret Black Friday - Numerous retailers are projecting a better holiday season than last year. The National Retail Federation has forecast November and December holiday sales will increase by 2.3 percent from a year ago. This increase is the largest since 2006. San Diego-based Cricket Communications is one of those companies hoping for a rewarding holiday season. A local executive for Cricket said Blackberry and Android smart phones will continue to top holiday gift lists this year. The local wireless firm said it expects to attract more customers than last year. A spokesman for Walmart told Patch its customers are excited for Friday. Steven Restivo, a Walmart spokesman, said while the big-box retailer will have some great deals this week, its focus is on providing value to customers right up until Christmas Day. "One of the big differentials for us this year is our 'price match' guarantee where we will price match competitors' ads on Black Fri...