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    Steve Gooch - AP
    Barbara Morgan looks at scarves at The Outlet Shoppes in Oklahoma City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Gooch)
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    Paul Hellstern - AP
    Brad and Shirley Smith look at gift items during early morning Black Friday shopping at the Kohl's store in Midwest City, Okla., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul Hellstern)
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    Jon Garcia | MLive.com - AP
    A shopper gathers goods at a store in Saginaw Township, Mich., on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jon Garcia) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
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    Clint Austin - AP
    Shoppers hurry to their vehicles after shopping during Black Friday sales at Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minn., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin)
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    Clint Austin - AP
    Brian Metcalf, of Proctor, Minn., scrapes ice and snow off of his truck in the parking lot of the Best Buy store in Duluth, Minn., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin)
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    Ross Taylor - AP
    In this Thursday evening, Nov. 22, 2012 photo, Bianca Ward, 20, screams as she enters a Target store in Chesapeake, Va. Hundreds of people lined up early for the Thanksgiving Day sale. Ward had waited in line since the afternoon. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor) MAGS OUT
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    Dusty Compton - AP
    Emily Brewer sits on the ground between her mother, Kandie Brewer, left, and Diane Martin as they wait in their cars for a store to open for Black Friday shopping in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)
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    Bob Self - AP
    Brittany Dudek, center, takes a nap as her all-nighter at The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville, Fla., catches up with her Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Dudek had been at the mall working and shopping since 11 p.m. Thursday night and had reached her limit as she waited for a friend to get off work after "twelve hours and forty six minutes, to be exact" said Dudek. Shoppers made the rounds at stores and malls around the Jacksonville area on Black Friday but with many stores starting their shopping the day before, Friday morning shoppers did not shop with the urgency seen in previous years. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers line up for the 10 p.m. opening of h.h. gregg in south Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Workers hand out gift bags to shoppers outside the Toys 'R' Us in Pineville Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers crowd into the Toys 'R' Us in Pineville Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers crowd into the Toys 'R' Us in Pineville Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Police officers keep watch as shoppers line up outside the Toys 'R' Us in Pineville Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers crowd into Sears at Carolina Place Mall in Pineville Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Danny Hernandez sleeps as he and other shoppers await the midnight opening of Best Buy on W. WT Harris Blvd.Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Hernandez and his friends began waiting in line Wednesday for the store's Black Friday sale. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Emily Goodwin, left, and Adrienne Richardson, far right, sit at the front of the line as they await the midnight opening of Best Buy on W. WT Harris Blvd.Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The two began waiting in line Wednesday for the store's Black Friday sale. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    A sign advertises Black Friday deals at the Shoe Carnival at Northcrest shopping center in northwest CharlotteThursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers wait in line for the 9 p.m opening of the Super Target in the Northcrest shopping center in northwest Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers await the midnight opening of Best Buy on W. WT Harris Blvd.Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many began waiting in line Wednesday for the store's Black Friday sale. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers take advantage of early deals at the Old Navy store at the Northcrest shopping center in northwest Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The clothing store was open throughout the day before closing at 8 p.m. prior to reopening at midnight for Black Friday. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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    TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
    Shoppers wait in line for the 9 p.m opening of the Super Target in the Northcrest shopping center in northwest Charlotte Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Many local retailers opened on Thanksgiving for their Black Friday sales. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com
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