Stores open on Thanksgiving night for Black Friday sales

Stores open on Thanksgiving night for Black Friday salesRetail stores in the US opened their stores on Thanksgiving itself, instead of the early hour of the next day, which is known as Black Friday.

The move was aimed at giving more time to the customers to pick up their favorite discount deals and boost sales. Several major chains from Target to Toys R Us all opened doors to waiting customers on Thanksgiving itself, converting Black Friday frenzy sales into a two day shopping bonanza.

Crowds of customers looking to get their favorite deal lined outside stores on Thursday night as retailers looked to welcome shoppers. Retailers have been preparing for Black Friday to offset slowdown in consumer spending in recent quarters. Aggressive discount deals are being offered to lure in customers into the stores.

The early opening of stores this year is aimed at making shopping easier for the people in the US, who they fear might not be planning to spend much in the coming holiday season due to a slowdown in the economy. Many shoppers are worried that high unemployment as well as fiscal cliff issued might dampen consumer spending ht coming months.

Meanwhile, online shopping is believed to have attracted a great number of shoppers as well, some even blaming web pages for keeping customers away from brick and mortar stores.