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Shoppers, stores start Black Friday with a sprint
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A line forms along the sidewalk at Target on Thursday evening as shoppers prepare for Black Friday deals at the Shallowford Road store. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
For many, the Thanksgiving meal acts solely as fuel for the sprint that is Black Friday shopping. And the starting gun goes off earlier and earlier every year. This year, a handful of stores opened their doors for sale-searching customers as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.