"Black Friday" shopping 2013
Instead of waiting for Black Friday - typically the year's biggest shopping day - more than a dozen major retailers opened on Thanksgiving this year.
Concord, N.H.
Cassie DeMontigny gets ready to spend the night outside the Best Buy store in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. DeMontigny bypassed Thanksgiving dinner to be first in line when the store opens Thursday at 5:00 p.m., searching for a TV, an iPad 2 and "maybe a camera."American Fork, Utah
Hundreds wait in line Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 at Kohl's in American Fork, Utah for an early Black Friday opening.York, Pa.
As the sun begins to set, people wait for the opening of Toys R' Us in York, Pa. for Black Friday shopping on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.Roseville, Minn.
Best Buy employee Billy Wilebski, left, gives a high-five to the first Black Friday customers in the doors at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 in Roseville, Minn.New York City
Eager shoppers crowd the entrance as they pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in New York.New York City
A shopper reads a store layout board at the Macy's Herald Square flagship store, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in New York.Toronto
Shoppers carry their purchases through Toronto's Eaton Center, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, as retailers offer cut price deals to lure business and kick-start seasonal shopping.Brea, Calif.
Shoppers throng Brea Mall during Black Friday shopping on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Brea, Calif.Fairfax, Va.
A woman shops for bargains on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2013, at the Toys-R-Us store in Fairfax, Virginia.Brea, Calif.
A woman takes a nap during Black Friday shopping at Brea Mall on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Brea, Calif.American Fork, Utah
Jen Toone smiles as she carries an XBOX 360 as hundreds begin their shopping Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 at Kohl's in American Fork, Utah, during an early Black Friday sales event.Atlanta, Ga.
Shoppers seek Black Friday specials during the Macy's Lenox Black Friday store opening on Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Atlanta.New York City
Manuel Diaz Escobar, a tourist from Mexico City, rides in an elevator with his findings during Grey Thursday shopping at Kmart, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in New York.New York City
A shopper rests in the shoe section of the Macy's Herald Square store, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in New York.Romeoville, Ill.
Police say a shoplifter - one of two men targeting a Kohl's store near Chicago - jumped into a car and dragged an officer trying to stop him. Another officer fired shots, wounding the suspect. Three people were arrested, including the suspects' getaway driver.