Annual Black Friday sales draw lower than expected crowds
Bargain hunters in Canada and the U.S. start their holiday shopping in anticipation of discounts on one of the most popular retail days of the year.
Linda Meehan, right, and her daughter Nicole Flodin, center, exchange greetings with a NYPD anti-terror patrol unit in New York City.Bebeto Matthews/The Associated Press
Salvation Army Bell Ringer Nate Hinzman dances for Black Friday shoppers outside Bloomingdales department in Manhattan.Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Shoppers flock to Yorkdale mall in Toronto during the Black Friday sales.Jennifer Roberts/The Globe and Mail
Shoppers crowd the aisles in Macys department store in Herald Square, New York. Many retail outlets opened their doors to bargain hunters looking for Black Friday deals.Trevor Collens/AFP / Getty Images
Shoppers are reflected in a Christmas decoration during Black Friday at Bloomingdale's Flagship store at 59th Street in New York City.Timothy A. Clary/AFP / Getty Images
A Best Buy Employee opens the door to customers for Black Friday sales in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was expected that 135.8 million Americans would shop this Black Friday weekend, according to the National Retail Federation.Kena Betancur/Getty Images
A Target employee distributes cookies to holiday shoppers waiting in line for the retail store to open on Thanksgiving Day in Jersey City, N.J.,Shin Woong-jae/The New York Times
Shoppers rush through the entrance to the Academy Sports+Outdoors at 5:00 a.m. in the Chimney Rock Shopping Center on Friday in Odessa, Texas.Jacob Ford/The Associated Press
Cousins Stacy Levine, left, and Melissa Bragg shop at the Toys"R"Us store in Atlanta. The store opened on Thanksgiving day, and stayed open all night.Bob Andres/The Associated Press
Shoppers ride the subway after early morning Black Friday shopping in New York.BBrendan McDermid/Reuters