date:Nov 23, 2012
The hordes of early Black Friday shoppers lining up outside big box stores across the St. Louis region on Thursday night welcomed the unseasonably warm temperatures at least until it started raining as they waited for stores to open earlier than ever before.
While the final numbers will not be known for a couple of more days, some regular Black Friday shoppers said it seemed like the earlier openings that started at 8 p.m. at some locations drew slightly smaller crowds, perhaps because of