
Bargain hunters line-up in the pre-dawn hours for the 5 a.m. opening of a Best Buy on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Bargain hunters pour over electronic goods at a Best Buy just after its 5 a.m. opening on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Bargain hunters line-up at the check out of a Target store just after its 4 a.m. opening on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Bargain hunters line-up in the pre-dawn hours for the 4 a.m. opening of a Target store on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Bargain hunters line-up in the pre-dawn hours for the 4 a.m. opening of a Target store on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Bargain hunters line-up in the pre-dawn hours for the 4 a.m. opening of a Target store on so-called 'Black Friday' in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, on 26 November 2010. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving, and the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO