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November 27, 2015, 3:56 AM

Jean Pierre Lellouche hangs a decoration in the colors of France, above his shop in Nice, southeastern France, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. French President Francois Hollande called on his compatriots to hang French tricolor flags on Friday to pay homage to the victims of the Nov. 13, attacks, an unusual appeal by a Socialist leader in a country where flag-waving is often associated with nationalists and the far right. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Jean Pierre Lellouche hangs a decoration in the colors of France, above his shop in Nice, southeastern France, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. French President Francois Hollande called on his compatriots to hang French tricolor flags on Friday to pay homage to the victims of the Nov. 13, attacks, an unusual appeal by a Socialist leader in a country where flag-waving is often associated with nationalists and the far right. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau
JERSEY CITY, NJ - NOVEMBER 27: Costumers carry shopping bags at the Newport Mall during Black Friday Sales on November 27, 2015 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 .(Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Costumers carry shopping bags at the Newport Mall during Black Friday Sales on Nov. 27, 2015 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 . (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images
(Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
People dressed-up as 'Peppa La Cerdita' (Peppa the Little Pig), a well known Spanish children's animation television programme, advertise 'Black Friday' discounts for their Christmas shows on November 27, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
People dressed-up as ‘Peppa La Cerdita’ (Peppa the Little Pig), a well known Spanish children’s animation television programme, advertise ‘Black Friday’ discounts for their Christmas shows on Nov. 27, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Shoppers rush through the entrance to the Academy Sports+Outdoors at 5:00 a.m. in the Chimney Rock Shopping Center on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in Odessa, Texas. Early numbers aren’t out yet on how many shoppers headed to stores on Thanksgiving, but it’s expected that more than three times the number of people will venture out to shop on the day after the holiday known as Black Friday. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)
Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP
shoppers stand in line on Black Friday Nov. 27, 2015
Black Friday shoppers stand in line at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md., on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. They say they’re looking for doorbuster deals on clothing. (WTOP/Nick Ianelli)
WTOP/Nick Ianelli
(WTOP/Nick Ianelli)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests enter Target's Jersey City, N.J. store at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/AP Images for Target)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET – Guests enter Target’s Jersey City, N.J. store at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/AP Images for Target)
Noah K. Murray/AP Images for Target
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY’S – Eager shoppers pour into the Macy’s Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for “Black Friday” 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s)
Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s
Shoppers line up in front of stores at Tanger Outlets in Pooler Thursday evening, Nov. 26, 2015, as they wait for the opening of the big sale day of Black Friday in Pooler, Ga. (AP Photo) (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP
Coach sales associate Briana Harton, left, hands out discounts Thursday evening, Nov. 26, 2015, to shoppers lining up for Black Friday in front of the store at Tanger Outlets in Pooler, Ga. (AP Photo) (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP
Mohammad Alshamadi, from left, Sarah Wood, Nahum Tedros, and Noor Mansoor wait at the front of the line for holiday shopping at Best Buy, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Durham, N.C. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)
Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SEARS - Sears store associates in Schaumburg, Ill. help customers shop more than 1,000 doorbuster deals on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015. Sears’ most popular doorbuster deals included big and small appliances, lawn and garden equipment, consumer electronics, apparel, footwear, tools and fine jewelry. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Sears)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SEARS – Sears store associates in Schaumburg, Ill. help customers shop more than 1,000 doorbuster deals on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015. Sears’ most popular doorbuster deals included big and small appliances, lawn and garden equipment, consumer electronics, apparel, footwear, tools and fine jewelry. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Sears)
Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Sears
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart’s Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR KMART - Kmart customers in Chicago are first to shop holiday doorbuster deals on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Kmart opened at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, offering more than 1,000 doorbuster deals with the hottest and exclusive toys of the season including Star Wars, Marvel’s Avengers, Barbie and Hasbro. Savings continue through 10 p.m. local time on Black Friday, Nov. 27. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Kmart)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR KMART – Kmart customers in Chicago are first to shop holiday doorbuster deals on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Kmart opened at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, offering more than 1,000 doorbuster deals with the hottest and exclusive toys of the season including Star Wars, Marvel’s Avengers, Barbie and Hasbro. Savings continue through 10 p.m. local time on Black Friday, Nov. 27. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Kmart)
Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Kmart
Koko Htwe looks at a camera at Best Buy with Sandy Htwe, center, and Nyo Nyo Soe on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. Early numbers aren’t out yet on how many shoppers headed to stores on Thanksgiving, but it’s expected that more than three times the number of people will venture out to shop on the day after the holiday known as Black Friday. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Customers shop in Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 26: Customers shop in Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 26: Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Members of the New York City Police Department patrol in Herald Square on Thanksgiving Evening before the start of Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. A record number of police officers are patrolling the city as security is on a high alert after the terror attacks in Paris and threats made to the United States. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 26: Members of the New York City Police Department patrol in Herald Square on Thanksgiving Evening before the start of Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. A record number of police officers are patrolling the city as security is on a high alert after the terror attacks in Paris and threats made to the United States. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: An employee restocks a shelf in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
An employee restocks a shelf in Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images
(Kena Betancur)
Kena Betancur
Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly, right, talks to customer Kristi Gongoll as she seeks to buy electronics on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers purchase electronics and other items at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Shoppers purchase electronics and other items at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly, right, leads a cheer for employees with store manager Brian Maciej before the store opens on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
Customers save big at Walmart’s Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Ruben and Catalina Rodriguez carry out a TV they bought at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Ruben and Catalina Rodriguez carry out a TV they bought at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers wait in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Shoppers wait in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Customers stream into Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Customers stream into Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY’S – Eager shoppers pour into the Macy’s Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for “Black Friday” 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s)
Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
Eager shoppers pour into the Macy’s Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for “Black Friday” 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s)
Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s
A sign promoting Black Friday specials is displayed in the window of a J.C. Penny store as shoppers queue up at the door for a 3 p.m. opening, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in northeast Denver. The store opened two hours before other retailers to cash in on a flurry of bargain hunters, some who said that they waited for three hours to be one of the first people queued up outside. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A sign promoting Black Friday specials is displayed in the window of a J.C. Penny store as shoppers queue up at the door for a 3 p.m. opening, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in northeast Denver. The store opened two hours before other retailers to cash in on a flurry of bargain hunters, some who said that they waited for three hours to be one of the first people queued up outside. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests take advantage of Target's Black Friday sales at the Jersey City, N.J. store Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/ AP Images for Target)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET – Guests take advantage of Target’s Black Friday sales at the Jersey City, N.J. store Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/ AP Images for Target)
Noah K. Murray/ AP Images for Target
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY’S – Eager shoppers pour into the Macy’s Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for “Black Friday” 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s)
Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy’s
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart’s Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images
Customers wait outside a Best Buy store before it opens on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
Noor Mansoor takes down the air mattress from his tent before entering as the first person for holiday shopping at Best Buy, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Durham, N.C. (Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP)
Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun via AP
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers cover themselves from the rain while waiting in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers cover themselves from the rain while waiting in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Matt Hooker, left, and son Christopher wait in line before the early 5 p.m. opening of Black Friday deals at Best Buy in Jackson, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. They have made it a tradition for the past nine years to camp outside for the deals but had no plans on making any purchases this year. (Jessica Christian/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
A boy looks through a door while standing in line for holiday shopping at Best Buy on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Panama City, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
Patti Blake/News Herald via AP
Dollie Merritt reacts after entering Best Buy as it opens on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
People look at merchandise while holiday shopping at Best Buy on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Panama City, Fla. MANDATORY CREDIT (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
Patti Blake/News Herald via AP
Kendra Pettis looks at toys while holiday shopping at Best Buy on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Panama City, Fla. MANDATORY CREDIT (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
Patti Blake/News Herald via AP
Joy Ramey carries a television to purchase at Best Buy on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
Shoppers stream into a J.C. Penny store as the doors open for Black Friday deals at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in northeast Denver. The store opened two hours before other retailers to cash in on a flurry of bargain hunters, some who said that they waited for three hours to be one of the first people queued up outside. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Tony and Sarah Locken carry a television to purchase at Best Buy on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn
Benjamin Nowell, 4, rides in a shopping cart filled with toys pushed by his mother Josey Nowell at Toys R Us during holiday sales on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Tyler, Texas. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
FILE – In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, a sale sign is advertised in a store along Market Street in San Francisco. It used to be that Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, but now Thanksgiving shopping has become the new tradition. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File
In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, photo, shoppers cross a street in San Francisco. It used to be that Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, but now Thanksgiving shopping has become the new tradition. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: The Amazon Fulfilment Centre prepares for Black Friday on November 25, 2015 in Hemel Hempstead, England. Black Friday has now overtaken Cyber Monday as Amazon.co.uk's busiest day with 5.5million items sold on the day last year. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: The Amazon Fulfilment Centre prepares for Black Friday on November 25, 2015 in Hemel Hempstead, England. Black Friday has now overtaken Cyber Monday as Amazon.co.uk’s busiest day with 5.5million items sold on the day last year. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
A fortune teller display appears in a holiday window at Bergdorf Goodman, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. Many New York stores participate in the seasonal ritual of window display pageantry. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A fortune teller display appears in a holiday window at Bergdorf Goodman, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. Many New York stores participate in the seasonal ritual of window display pageantry. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
People stop to look at Peanuts characters displayed in a holiday window at Macy's, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
People stop to look at Peanuts characters displayed in a holiday window at Macy’s, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
In this Sept. 29, 2015, photo, Barbie Fashionista Dolls from Mattel are displayed at the TTPM Holiday Showcase in New York. The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in over a decade. Richard Dickson, Mattel’s president and chief operating officer, told investors that he’s seeing “a lot of positive momentum” coming from its two biggest brands — Barbie and Fisher-Price. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
In this Sept. 29, 2015, photo, the Marvel Avengers Remote Control Hulk Smash XPV from Jakks Pacific is displayed at the TTPM Holiday Showcase in New York. The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in over a decade, with anything robotic expected to help drive holiday sales. The growth is being fueled by the increasing popularity of toys based on Hollywood blockbuster films and better technology that allows toys to do things like talk back to children. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
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Jean Pierre Lellouche hangs a decoration in the colors of France, above his shop in Nice, southeastern France, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. French President Francois Hollande called on his compatriots to hang French tricolor flags on Friday to pay homage to the victims of the Nov. 13, attacks, an unusual appeal by a Socialist leader in a country where flag-waving is often associated with nationalists and the far right. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
JERSEY CITY, NJ - NOVEMBER 27: Costumers carry shopping bags at the Newport Mall during Black Friday Sales on November 27, 2015 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 .(Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
People dressed-up as 'Peppa La Cerdita' (Peppa the Little Pig), a well known Spanish children's animation television programme, advertise 'Black Friday' discounts for their Christmas shows on November 27, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
shoppers stand in line on Black Friday Nov. 27, 2015
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests enter Target's Jersey City, N.J. store at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/AP Images for Target)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SEARS - Sears store associates in Schaumburg, Ill. help customers shop more than 1,000 doorbuster deals on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015. Sears’ most popular doorbuster deals included big and small appliances, lawn and garden equipment, consumer electronics, apparel, footwear, tools and fine jewelry. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Sears)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR KMART - Kmart customers in Chicago are first to shop holiday doorbuster deals on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Kmart opened at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, offering more than 1,000 doorbuster deals with the hottest and exclusive toys of the season including Star Wars, Marvel’s Avengers, Barbie and Hasbro. Savings continue through 10 p.m. local time on Black Friday, Nov. 27. (Jean-Marc Giboux/ AP Images for Kmart)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Customers shop in Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Members of the New York City Police Department patrol in Herald Square on Thanksgiving Evening before the start of Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. A record number of police officers are patrolling the city as security is on a high alert after the terror attacks in Paris and threats made to the United States. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: An employee restocks a shelf in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers purchase electronics and other items at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Ruben and Catalina Rodriguez carry out a TV they bought at a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers wait in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Customers wait in line to enter Toys R Us in Times Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Times Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 26: Customers stream into Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales on November 26, 2015 in New York City. Security has been heightened in Herald Square and around the city as thousands of shoppers flock to stores for sales on the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
A sign promoting Black Friday specials is displayed in the window of a J.C. Penny store as shoppers queue up at the door for a 3 p.m. opening, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in northeast Denver. The store opened two hours before other retailers to cash in on a flurry of bargain hunters, some who said that they waited for three hours to be one of the first people queued up outside. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Guests take advantage of Target's Black Friday sales at the Jersey City, N.J. store Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (Noah K. Murray/ AP Images for Target)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MACY'S - Eager shoppers pour into the Macy's Herald Square flagship store upon store opening for "Black Friday" 2015 on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in New York. On Thanksgiving at 6pm, most Macy’s stores across the country opened its doors to thousands of early bird shoppers in search of sales, door buster deals and limited-time-offers. (Donald Traill/ AP Images for Macy's)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART -Customers save big at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Rogers, Ark. Hundreds of customers at Walmart stores across the country took advantage of deals on top items, like televisions, video game consoles, and toys. Easy shopping continues in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com through the holidays. (Photo by Gunnar Rathbun/Invision for Walmart/AP Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Shoppers cover themselves from the rain while waiting in line to enter a Best Buy on November 26, 2015 in San Diego, California. Although Black Friday sales are expected to be strong, many shoppers are opting to buy online or retailers are offering year round sales and other incentives that are expected to ease crowds. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: The Amazon Fulfilment Centre prepares for Black Friday on November 25, 2015 in Hemel Hempstead, England. Black Friday has now overtaken Cyber Monday as Amazon.co.uk's busiest day with 5.5million items sold on the day last year. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
A fortune teller display appears in a holiday window at Bergdorf Goodman, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. Many New York stores participate in the seasonal ritual of window display pageantry. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
People stop to look at Peanuts characters displayed in a holiday window at Macy's, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

WASHINGTON — The holiday buying season is officially underway with Black Friday. Many retailers opened as early as Thanksgiving Day, offering discounts and deals for shoppers looking to get a head start.

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