"It has become extremely popular and seems to grow each year and although Boxing Day is still a very busy shopping day black Friday seems to have surpassed it with many sales starting prior to and exceeding Friday itself", she said.
People shop at the Herald Square Macy's Flag ship store for the early Black Friday sales on November 22, 2018 in New York City.
The Best Buy stores open at 5 pm for Black Friday.
BJ's BJ: Close on Thanksgiving and opens at 7 a.m. on Black Friday.
Plenty of stores opened their doors this Thanksgiving, some with eager shoppers already waiting in line.
Most of the Menards home improvement chain's stores are open with normal hours on Thanksgiving Day, from 6:30 a.m.to 9 p.m.
"We want to keep that excitement of Black Friday and kind of the exclusiveness there", Mitchell said.
Video from a shopper and FOX 8 viewer showed the long lines inside the store, soon after it opened at 2:00 Thanksgiving afternoon.
Sears: Opens at 6 p.m.to midnight on Thanksgiving.
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Stores in the Charleston Town Center mall also opened their doors on Thanksgiving.
Black Friday, a period of heavy discounting which originated as a post-Thanksgiving sale in the USA, has divided retailers in the UK.
Macy's is open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, with loads of doorbusters, rebates, and discounts.
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Costco: Closed Thanksgiving and opens at 9 a.m. on Black Friday.
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Based on that growth rate, it is expected that online retail sales for Thanksgiving Day will hit $3.7 billion, up 29 percent from 2017.