Black Friday 2011 (13 images)

A handful of Occupy Chicago protesters stand outside of a Best Buy store as hundreds of shoppers looking for 'Black Friday' deals line up on November 25, 2011 in Chicago. Best Buy along with Target and other retailers opened their stores at 12 a.m. or even Thursday night for the first time in years hoping to get an early start on 'Black Friday', the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

Best Buy employee Mike Markham waits to open the door for hundreds of shoppers looking for 'Black Friday' deals on November 25, 2011 in Chicago. Best Buy along with Target and other retailers opened their stores at 12 a.m. or even Thursday night for the first time in years hoping to get an early start on 'Black Friday', the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

A sign advertising a bin filled with DVDs on sale for 'Black Friday' is displayed at a Best Buy store on November 25, 2011 in Chicago. Best Buy along with Target and other retailers opened their stores at 12 a.m. or even Thursday night for the first time in years hoping to get an early start on 'Black Friday', the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

Shoppers carry out new TV sets outside of a Best Buy store on 'Black Friday' on November 25, 2011 in Chicago. Best Buy along with Target and other retailers opened their stores at 12 a.m. or even Thursday night for the first time in years hoping to get an early start on 'Black Friday', the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.