Black Friday Kicks Off Start To U.S. Holiday Shopping

Black Friday shoppers duck under the opening door of a Sears store at Simon Property Group Inc.’s Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, Ohio, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Black Friday, traditionally the biggest U.S. shopping day of the year, got off to its earliest start ever as retailers tried to woo shoppers with discounts and early store openings. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images