Friday, 25 November 2011 4: 46 pm EST are
n">(Reuters) - shoppers flooded stores late Thursday and overnight Friday, searching for offers for great TV, video games and toys during fretting about their own shaky economic prosperity.
Some shops, look how big a piece as possible what a mediocre holiday probably shopping season post Thanksgiving openings in Thursday evening pushed open at midnight for the first time in years getting a jump start on "Black Friday" access or, traditional start to the U.S. holiday shopping season.
The strategy seemed to work, on the basis of the 300 people who were lined up in a Toys R US store on long Iceland, New York before opening to 21 on Thursday, while customers and employees of other shops said that the amount was greater than in the past.
Buyers were on the search those will buy that after bargains, but customers like James McBreaty were what wollte-retailers - about the "Doorbuster" offers, what retailers offer to attract customers.
"We came for the deals, but we were just discussing, when we buy things, discounted will not", said McBreaty, 32, a researcher who with his wife Nicole, was waiting. "Probably all storage is not discounted, but we are here so we'll buy some crap probably anyway."
National retail Federation stores this weekend, by 10.1 per cent over the previous year to meet expected 152 million people.
In fact the shopping period was under way for some time as retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R US began early with Layaway programs.
Retailer Amazon.com to Wal-Mart offered also online offers how Thanksgiving one of the largest online shopping has become day of the year.
Executives and analysts are ahead of a more competitive season as 2010 retail. Unemployment remains at 9 percent, European debt are suffering weigh the stock market and consumer confidence remains incomplete.
NRF, an industry trade group, forecast a 2.8 percent increase in sales for the November-December holiday season, down from 5.2 percent in 2010.
Some buyers feel themselves, as if the recession has returned, even if it has been found not in economic data.
"This year we are shopping, but I do not believe that it is as much shopping as we normally do." Due to the recession, we are not to shop as much Desiree Schoolfield, 49, a public service profession of Queens, which was the Toys R US in times square, shopping, "said."
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Nelson Sepulveda, a building Superintendent of Manhattan, was the first person in line before the best buy in Union Square, 20 on Wednesday-28 hours before the store opened to the $200 sharp 42 LCD TV, play station 3 games and other articles that he wanted to getting - have completed.
To meet expected 152 million people NRF stores this weekend, by 10.1 per cent over the previous year.
Wal-Mart, Old Navy, which is part of Gap Inc. and KMart, owned by Sears Holdings, were opened under a few retailers on Thanksgiving.
Wal-Mart began offering, the Black Friday at 22 Thursday offers.
The divide into opening hours with competitors, discounter target Corp, electronics chain best buy and department store will chain Macy's Inc. and Kohl's Corp. to midnight - their earliest starts always open.
About 1,000 people were waiting in line before the opening of the objective in Farmingdale,
These openings midnight online petition drew protests from store employees, and some buyers do not like the early openings also.
"Tonight of all shops decided to open midnight is difficult, if you try, dinner with your family to enjoy", Louis Clapper said 24, as he at Wal-Mart in Farmingdale, New York, shopped. "Usually I leave open the House around midnight or 3-04 for a 05." "In the past are the shops and formerly open."
Beat until late remain for others wake up for a 04 or 05 open.
"No one has come to really be so early in the store." I really feel this is better, "TOSHA Smith, 21, lives Hotel attendant, in Queens, said while shopping at Macy's."
Wall Street activists "Boycott of Macy's" and "stop supporting big corporations" as about 9,000 people occupy four called at Macy's in Herald Square, lined up shopping in the store.
Other retailers, j.c Penney Co Inc, including open early Friday morning, in the last year.
Wal-Mart launched its Black Friday "Doorbuster" offers on Thursday 22 at the branches. Amazon.com Inc, not to be outdone, offer its services online at 21
Knock down drag comes struggle as the recovery in sales in October, when many top chains such as Macy's and Saks reported disappointing sales cooled down.
It is even harder for chains that have sales declines in recent years, to fight such as gap and Penney.
In the past year after a strong Black Friday weekend, SA shoppers on their hands until closer to Christmas.
(Writes Dorfman in Milwaukee from Brad.) Reporting of Dhanya Skariachan, Liana B. Baker and Phil Wahba in New York; (Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)
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