Gray Thursday and Black Friday shopping around the nation
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Sofia Segovia, left, and Inocencia Segovie of Lincoln, Sheryl Sharma and Mary Wagner rest with their shopping bags at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Friday, November 23, 2012. They had been shopping since 5:00am. Though more and more retailers including Walmart, Target and Sears got a head start on the holidays opening their doors Thanksgiving night, shoppers still crowded the malls on Friday morning. -
Sam Choi, left foreground, and Matt Nunley sleep while shoppers, Kim Dowling, left, Karen Kamilos, Dowlinng's daughter Nicole Zahner, 15, and Kamilos' daughter Julia Kamilos, 15, at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Friday, November 23, 2012. Though more and more retailers including Walmart, Target and Sears got a head start on the holidays opening their doors Thanksgiving night, shoppers still crowded the malls on Friday morning. -
Amanda Warden, left, Amber Tenurio, Jackie Tullis, and Amy Nordahl take inventory of their shopping at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Friday, November 23, 2012. Though more and more retailers including Walmart, Target and Sears got a head start on the holidays opening their doors Thanksgiving night, shoppers still crowded the malls on Friday morning. -
Shoppers meander through the mall at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Friday, November 23, 2012. Though more and more retailers including Walmart, Target and Sears got a head start on the holidays opening their doors Thanksgiving night, shoppers still crowded the malls on Friday morning. -
Jill Matty, center, carries shopping bags while her daughter Grace Matty 8 glances back at them at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Friday, November 23, 2012. Though more and more retailers including Walmart, Target and Sears got a head start on the holidays opening their doors Thanksgiving night, shoppers still crowded the malls on Friday morning. -
A crowd gathers as security guards break up a fight between shoppers waiting in line just as the doors open for Black Friday shopping at Target, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. Despite a surge of resistance as the sales drew near, with scolding editorials and protests by retail employees and reminders of frantic tramplings past, Black Friday's grip on America may be stronger than ever. -
Shoppers rush to grab electric griddles and slow cookers on sale for $8 shortly after the doors opened at a J.C. Penney story, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Las Vegas. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. Stores are experimenting with ways to compete with online rivals like Amazon.com that can offer holiday shopping deals at any time and on any day. -
Things got a little wild in the shoe department at the Columbiana Centre Belk in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday night, November 22, 2012, as throngs of shoppers got a jump on Black Friday sales. ( -
Mohammed Al Abadi of Beaverton, Ore. waits with his sons, Yazan, 5, and Abdullah, 9, inside J.C. Penney, while his wife shops in Tigard, Ore., Friday Nov. 23, 2012. For decades, stores have opened their doors in wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday. But this year, that changed when major chains from Target to Toys R Us opened on Thanksgiving itself, turning the traditional busiest shopping day of the year into a two-day affair. -
Columbia police department investigator James Richardson (front, with back to camera) attempts to hold back throngs of shoppers from rushing into Belk's Columbiana Centre store at midnight on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in Columbia, South Carolina. (C. Michael Bergen/ The State/ MCT) -
"Welcome to my store. Boooo Walmart- Yaaayyyy Target!" yells Target's Manager Jay Fitzgerald as shoppers flood his Harbison store in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday, November 22, 2012, to get the jump on Black Friday shopping. Fitzgerald, who recently retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service, took over the Harbison Target just three and a half weeks ago. (C Michael Bergen/ The State/ MCT) -
Shoppers position themselves for the midnight opening of many stores at the Clackamas Town Center for Black Friday sales Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Randy L. Rasmussen) -
Shoppers rummage through a pile of sweaters on sale at a J.C. Penney store, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Las Vegas. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. Stores are experimenting with ways to compete with online rivals like Amazon.com that can offer holiday shopping deals at any time and on any day. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) -
Bianca Castillo, left,and her cousin Gabriella Alejo, right, smile after getting 32" TVs at a Target in Austin, Texas, shortly after it opened at 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 22, 2012, for early Black Friday sales. (Jay Janner/ Austin American Statesman/ MCT) -
Teaje Price, left to right, 22, and Kristi Marshall, 42, celebrate as they enter a Best Buy Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The store opened at 12 a.m. on Friday. They are buying a television and a blue ray player. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) -
Nov. 22, 2012 - Columbia, SC, USA - LORI HARMON of Columbia, guards three shopping carts full of electronic goods at a Target store during an early Black Friday sale. (Credit Image: © C Michael Bergen/MCT/ZUMA24.com) -
Demonstrators protest Wal-Mart in Boynton Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov 23, 2012. Wal-Mart employees and union supporters are taking part in today's nationwide demonstration for better pay and benefits A union-backed group called OUR Walmart, which includes former and current workers, was staging the demonstrations and walkouts at hundreds of stores on Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) -
Tonya Thomas, of Russellville, Ky., makes her way through the aisles at Best Buy while shopping for Black Friday deals, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's called Black Friday because of retail folklore that it's when merchants turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/Daily News, Alex Slitz) -
Shoppers wait to get one television per customer doorbuster deal at Target store in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) -
A shopper browses the aisles at the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) -
In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, photo, Sheila Bullock, 28, carries a toy car in her cart at a Target store, in Phoenix. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. Stores are experimenting with ways to compete with online rivals like Amazon.com that can offer holiday shopping deals at any time and on any day. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle) -
A shopper looks at televisions at a Best Buy store on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Franklin, Tenn., after the store opened at midnight. Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as some of the nation's stores opened Thursday night, beating the traditional Friday opening. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) -
Veronika Goddard , 5, waits for the Toyzam store to open during Black Friday at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Ariz., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo//The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza ) -
A woman walks through the toy department at a Target store in Colma, Calif., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. Stores are experimenting with ways to compete with online rivals like Amazon.com that can offer holiday shopping deals at any time and on any day. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) -
Joe Allen, of Carolina Forest, center, waits in line shortly after the 6:00 a.m. opening at JC Penney on Friday Nov. 12, 2012 at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's called Black Friday because of retail folklore that it's when merchants turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/The Sun New, Steve Jessmore) -
Jessica Wood, right, and fellow shoppers Tami Formont, left, and Courtney Owens wait for others in their group outside JC Penney during Black Friday sales, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's called Black Friday because of retail folklore that it's when merchants turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/The Sun New, Steve Jessmore) -
Trixie Eden, of Lexington, South Caroina, is happy to get her hands on some shoes at Belk's Black Friday sale in Columbia, South Carolina, that started at midnight on Thursday, November 22, 2012. An excited Eden exclaimed "I got me four pairs of shoes! They may be the wrong size but I got me four pairs!" (C. Michael Bergen/ The State/ MCT) -
A large group of customers charge into one of the entrances to Macy's as they opened their doors at midnight in the Fayette Mall in Lexington, Kentucky, Friday, November 23, 2012. (Charles Bertram/ Lexington Herald-Leader/ MCT) -
Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) -
A tired shopper gets a little shut eye at 12:40 a.m. Friday morning, November 23, 2012, at Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, South Carolina. Some fifty-five stores in the mall opened their doors at midnight. (C Michael Bergen/ The State/ MCT) -
Jocelyn Polansky, left, and Jill Yde are wrapped against the cold and snow while shoppers study flyers outside the Target store in Baxter, Minn., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The shoppers were hit by a snowstorm and cold temperatures before the store opened at 8 p.m. -
A shopper carries bags stuffed with toys in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers wait in line for the 8 p.m. opening of the Times Square Toys-R-Us store, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Jeremy and Rebecca Wheeler guide their full cart out of a Meijer, in Grand Rapids, Mich., shortly after the store's 6AM sale began on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Her mother, Pat Brakla, checks out behind her. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, named for the period when stores traditionally turn a profit for the year. But Black Friday openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers line up to check out at the Target store in Wilmington, N.C., shortly after it opened at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The nation's shoppers on Thursday put down the turkey to take advantage of Thanksgiving deals. Stores opened their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans would be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers wait in line for the 8 p.m. opening of the Times Square Toys-R-Us store in the lead-up to Black Friday, November 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Beth Collins, of Garner peeks out from her tent on Thanksgiving morning as she waits in line in front of the Best Buy in Garner, N.C. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, named for the period when stores traditionally turn a profit for the year. But Black Friday openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers wait in line for Toys "R" Us to open their doors, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in Flint, Mich. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Shoppers wait on a check-out line in the Times Square Toys-R-Us store after doors were opened to the public at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. Now, stores from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are opening their doors on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans will be willing to shop soon after they finish their pumpkin pie. -
Sears employee Dolores Cheney hands out computer tablets to a cashier as shoppers line up for a chance at discounted electronics in Paris, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 as part of the early Thanksgiving Day sale.
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