BATAVIA, Ill., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Anecdotal evidence suggests that crowds of U.S. Black Friday shoppers were bigger than last year, but many of them spoke of caution, analysts said.
Analysts and retailers told Saturday's Chicago Tribune that appearances suggested crowds were bigger Friday than during last year's post-Thanksgiving sale specials, with 425 shoppers lining up outside the Kohl's store in Batavia, Ill., and 600 people waiting when the doors opened at the Target store in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.