Brawl breaks out between shoppers at Florence Mall

Penn Square Mall reopened at 6 a.m. Friday and saw the crowd begin to swell around 8 a.m., Merritt said. Even though the mall may be crowded – they say that’s part of the fun.

The drop in Thanksgiving Day visits may also reflect a “social backlash” against stores opening on that day, Kearns said.

“Reports of long lines outside stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday were matched by reports of record-breaking online sales”.

AJ noted that “before I was born, they invented this holiday because businesses needed an excuse to get people Christmas shopping early”.

Shopper traffic at the Upper Valley Mall near Springfield was light Friday morning, General Manager Brenda Labonte said. “It wasn’t like me and my friend started it in the mall because I don’t condone that”.

“It amazes me every year how many people come out on Thanksgiving”, Harmon said.

Two shoppers exchanged blows and wrestled each other to the ground in the middle of a crowded shopping centre in Kentucky on Thanksgiving evening, November 26. But more importantly, she needed a snow globe.

“Retailers have done a tremendous job meeting the customer in the middle this holiday season, giving them both an unforgettable in-store experience that is still critical to any retailer’s success, and a unique opportunity to find great deals without ever having to leave home through mobile and online promotions”.

Florence Police Capt. Tom Grau said police received calls between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Friday about a brawl in the mall.

Shopper Karen Ortega said she knows exactly what she will be purchasing.

“This is kind of like the big secret, you do your shopping Thursday night, you get it over with, you get your sizes, you get what you want”, said Greg Faulk.

Shoppers got wristbands for larger items and then turned those in at 6 p.m. for a piece of paper with a bar code, which they took to a register to pay for the item.

She said the deals were just too good to pass up. He said that the man in question was subsequently arrested.

Debra Block showed up to Westfield Valencia Town Center mall Friday for just three things.

The group also expects sales for the last two months of this year to be $630.5bn ($419bn).