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Shoppers gone wild: Black Friday fights at Walmart, Best Buy, and malls [photos, video]

Posted at 12:29 am on November 29, 2013 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments

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Black Friday violence reported as retailers usher in start of holiday shopping season

Published November 29, 2013 FoxNews.com



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The holiday shopping season kicked off much earlier this year, as at least a dozen national retail chains from Macy's to Gap to Target opened their stores on Thanksgiving Day despite planned protests from workers' rights groups opposed to employees working on the holiday.
The early start to this year's shopping mayhem did not prevent several reported violent confrontations at stores around the nation that opened up for Black Friday, which is typically considered the biggest shopping day of the year.
A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday in a Walmart and charged with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault on a police officer after allegedly arguing with a store employee over a TV, NBCNewYork.com reported.
In the Chicago suburb of Romeoville, a driver believed to be involved in a shoplifting scheme was shot by authorities after dragging a police officer who was trying to stop him in the parking lot of a Kohl's department store late Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The suspected shoplifter and two additional suspects were arrested, police told the newspaper. Both the driver and the officer sustained injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, according to the report.
At a Wal-Mart in the Southern California city of Rialto, a police officer was injured while trying to break up a fight after a store manager decided to open the doors early, which police said led to the melee, according to the San Bernardino County Sun.
Police said there were three fights at the store, two of which were inside over merchandise and the third outside that left the officer injured. All of the people involved in the fights were taken into custody, the newspaper reported.
In Las Vegas, a customer who had purchased a big-screen television at Target was shot in the leg while walking to a nearby apartment complex, KLAS-TV reported. The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
In the past few years, retailers have pushed opening times into Thanksgiving night. They've also pushed up discounting that used to be reserved for Black Friday into early November, which has led retail experts to question whether the Thanksgiving openings will steal some of Black Friday's thunder.
Overall, The National Retail Federation expects retail sales to be up 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion during the last two months of the year. That's higher than last year's 3.5 percent growth, but below the 6 percent pace seen before the recession.
Analysts expect sales to be generated at the expense of profits as retailers will likely have to do more discounting to get people into stores.
About 15,000 shoppers were at Macy's Herald Square in New York City right before the doors opened, estimated Terry Lundgren, CEO, president and chairman of the department store chain. Last year, the store had 11,000 people right before the midnight opening.
Lundgren, who was at the entrance, told The Associated Press that the retailer knew it had to open when it found out other competitors were planning to open on Thanksgiving night. He also said it received positive feedback from its employees. "We're a competitive group," he said. "It's very clear they (the shoppers) want to be here at 8 p.m."
The store was featuring 375 doorbusters, up from last year's 200. Some of the deals included $79.99 jackets originally priced from $195 to $250, and cashmere sweaters for $39, marked down from 129.
Shelby Wheatley, 17, was with her mother, her mother's friend and her best friend, who all traveled from Orlando, Fla. Wheatley was looking for a prom dress and wanted to buy it in New York.
"I did Black Friday-but never Thursday--and never in New York," she said.
As for Thanksgiving, the group celebrated early with family last week.
The Thanksgiving openings are part of retailers' holiday strategy of trying to lure shoppers in early and often during the holiday shopping season. But the stores face challenges in doing that.
Some workers have petitions on change.org to protest against Target and Best Buy. The Retail Action Project, a labor-backed group of retail workers, also is planning to have members visiting customers at stores including Gap and Victoria's Secret in Manhattan to educate them about the demands on workers.
Wal-Mart has been the biggest target for protests against holiday hours. Most of the company's stores are open 24 hours, but the retailer is starting its sales events at 6 p.m. on Thursday, two hours earlier than last year.
The issue is part of a broader campaign against the company's treatment of workers that's being waged by a union-backed group called OUR Walmart, which includes former and current workers. The group is staging demonstrations and walkouts at hundreds of stores around the country on Black Friday.
Brooke Buchanan, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said the discounter has received "really good feedback" from employees about working the holiday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Wal-Mart Black Friday fight for TV 2013

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Shoppers gone wild: Black Friday fights at Walmart, Best Buy, and malls [photos, video]

Posted at 12:29 am on November 29, 2013 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments

my favorite part of black friday is reading the violence reports in the afternoon
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ORTHO STICE (@haaannnk) November 29, 2013

.@Walmart what kind of tactical riot gear do you recommend I bring to Walmart's Black Friday sale? It looks dangerous youtu.be/n_adgG8Ba2Q—
eric zaworski ✌❤ (@peacelovez) November 29, 2013

And … they’re off! Black Friday got off to an early start. Mix long lines, hangovers, holiday tension, discounted electronics, and what does that spell? Like Taylor Swift warbled: Trouble, trouble, trouble.

Tara Griffith @TaraGriffith74
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Mom got into a fight at Walmart & like everyone had their phones out & was recording, the girl deserved it though mom was trying to be nice
12:17 AM - 29 Nov 2013


nataliaaa @nataliasv_
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lol how my mom went to Walmart a fight broke out & she left 
12:15 AM - 29 Nov 2013

j_coogs18 Jamie Coogan14h
fight broke out at walmart and the ambulance had to come #phillyforya pic.twitter.com/pQKABqq1Fs

siena♔ @beautybysiena
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lol there was a fight at walmart over a toaster and the ambulance came I'm crying
11:30 PM - 28 Nov 2013



Veronica de Souza ✔ @HeyVeronica
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IT BEGINS RT @NBCNewYork: Shopper arrested after argument over TV at NJ Wal-Mart http://4.nbcny.com/uekgNS2
12:09 AM - 29 Nov 2013
Shopper Arrested in Argument Over TV at NJ Wal-Mart

A shopper was arrested in a New Jersey Wal-Mart after arguing with a store manager about a television set, police said.

NBC New York @NBCNewYork



Michael Tracey @mtracey
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"a 23-year-old Passaic man had to be doused with pepper spray after an argument with a Wal-Mart manager, police said" http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/early-bird_shoppers_stuff_thei.html …
12:05 AM - 29 Nov 2013
Early-bird shoppers stuff their carts ahead of Black Friday madness

By The Star-Ledger @starledger
As New Jerseyans turned out in droves today to hunt for bargains on Thanksgiving, hundreds of big-box stores opened today, ahead of Black Friday

NJ.com @njdotcom




Alyssa Gough † @alyssa_gough
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My nana got into a big argument with an old guy at Walmart and a police officer had to step in. My family is crazy
9:05 PM - 28 Nov 2013



Continued Below

matt haze @MattHaze
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Why yes rest of the world watching the news reports on #BlackFriday violence. Our country really is this f*cking ctazy.
12:07 AM - 29 Nov 2013


III @ernestorossi_
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How much violence will Black Friday create tonight..?
12:04 AM - 29 Nov 2013


Blayne Miles @blaynesmiles
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Thanksgiving/Black Friday is like The Hunger Games, we had a big feast and now we're about to go in the stores and fight.
7:06 PM - 28 Nov 2013

It’s not just at Walmart.


Nicole Faraoni @nicolefaraoni
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I just broke off a fight against the Best Buy manager and my dad
12:05 AM - 29 Nov 2013


Will @Will_Braley
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Successfully saw one fight over the Xbox one. Definitely one broken nose. Tons of blood. #bestbuy #BlackFridayonThursday
8:23 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Stone Foust @StoneFoust
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Fight in the mall. #BlackFriday
11:29 PM - 28 Nov 2013


IJustLaugh @TreBornALegend
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Haha there was a fight in the dayton mall
12:22 AM - 29 Nov 2013


al_big @Whoois54
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Ayee i seen a fight at the mall already
12:20 AM - 29 Nov 2013


Mason Kauffeld @masonkauffeld6
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Talkin to a worker at Best Buy and said to guys got in a fist fight over ps4
9:04 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Chloe @ItsChloe_13
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OMG! MY MOM JUST WALKED AWAY FROM ME AT THE MALL! THERE'S A FIGHT GOING ON BETWEEN THESE TWO 80 YEAR OLDS! AND IM FREAKING OUT! HELP ME!!!
12:18 AM - 29 Nov 2013


Stacy Southard @stacysouthardd
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Just saw a fight at the mall 
12:21 AM - 29 Nov 2013


More people who didn’t take a chill pill with their pumpkin pie:


WUERO @Cesar_Valenzs
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First in line this Black Friday aha, I already got into one argument who's next x)
7:59 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Paige Baird @Paige_Marie6
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Leave it to my aunt to get into an argument on Black Friday, you go girl.
10:27 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Matt Pierce @MattPierce97
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I'm ready to start a riot tonight Black Friday shopping.
2:41 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Payton Bailey @PaytonBailey7
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I'm ready to get in a fist fight over something. Black Friday shoppers bring it on. 
11:32 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Rachel Horne @Rachel_Hornee
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Taking on these Williamsburg outlets for Black Friday. Bring on the crazies, ready to fight a bish. #getatme
11:12 PM - 28 Nov 2013

Bryanna Cook @BryannaJune
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Got in my first Black Friday fight. 
11:57 PM - 28 Nov 2013

Oh, and as if the fire needed any more fuel, here come the union goons.

Franklin Center @FranklinCenter
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Those anti-Wal-Mart protests tonight and tomorrow? They are anything but grassroots: http://goo.gl/Qu9a6E
11:23 PM - 28 Nov 2013


Good question:

Aparna @meowinyourface
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I mean, who REALLY has the strength to fight people off at 3 am at a dept store after stuffing their faces the day before? #BlackFriday
12:12 AM - 29 Nov 2013


Be careful out there.




Shelby hull @shelby_hull
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To anyone participating in Black FridayMay the odds be ever in your favor
12:11 AM - 29 Nov 2013

Update: Sigh.


CBS Los Angeles @CBSLA
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Officer suffers minor injuries, 2 shoppers arrested waiting in line outside of Rialto Walmart: http://cbsloc.al/1iZeM3x
2:29 AM - 29 Nov 2013
Officer Injured, 2 Shoppers Arrested After Fight Erupts Outside...

Two people were arrested after a fight erupted between shoppers in line outside of a Walmart Thursday.

CBS Los Angeles @CBSLA


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