date:Nov 23, 2012
m., customers were given vouchers so they could get the items at a later date.
Retailers took Black Friday creep once again to a new level this year opening earlier on Thanksgiving night than ever before. Walmart, Sears and Toys R Us were among those rolling out door busters at 8 p.m., while Target opened an hour later at 9 p.m. Then at midnight, dozens of stores in shopping malls as well as Best Buy, Macys and Kohls swung open their doors.
About 17 percent of consumers or 41 million people