Black Friday Florence mall fight caught on camera

It often seems that, in Black Friday mall fights, electronics are involved.

The series of videos shows the two men circle each other as a crowd, many with their phones recording the action, gathering around.

Their throwdown apparently took out one woman who was standing near by as the men forcefully knocked into the uninvolved shopper when they wrestled each other to the ground. However, no one complains when a nurse or a police officer has to work on Christmas or New Year’s Eve. “You see the bags under my eyes?”

“We expect to traffic to pick up as the majority of our major stores offer their (Black Friday) deals”, Duebber said.

“I’m not gonna pay full price when I can come out today and get it for half off”, said McGowan, who was admittedly buying a new set of pots and pans for herself.

But the unseasonably balmy weather didn’t stop Santa Claus and two of his reindeer from arriving in the early afternoon, greeting a waiting line of children at a local mall.

The Valencia mall itself opened from 6 p.m. until midnight Thursday, while some of the larger stores remained opened throughout Thursday night until the mall closed at 10 p.m. Friday, said Stacie House, marketing director for the mall.

A late night fight at the Mall St. Matthews caught on camera went viral overnight.

Saks Fifth Avenue pulled up its Black Friday sale to Wednesday to get a jump start to the holiday shopping season.

A police officer broke up the fight, as shown in the footage, which lasts at least 30 seconds.

Black Friday continues to be a big draw, with 41 percent of holiday shoppers planning to take advantage of sales, compared with 12 percent on Thanksgiving Day according to the International Council of Shopping Centers consumer forecast.

If you plan on joining the crowds this Friday, officials want you to do a couple of things. That wasn’t the only rowdy incident that happened during Black Friday sales. “I don’t feel that they should have it on Thanksgiving”, Doug said.

JCPenney will open Thanksgiving Day at 3 p.m. and remain open continuously 31 hours until Friday at 10 p.m. Macy’s and Belk will open Thanksgiving Day at 6 p.m. and remain open until Friday at 10 p.m.

The violence in America began before Black Friday when two women were seen punching each other over a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.