BUSINESSShoppingAdd TopicThe holiday shopping season beginsSharon Zygowicz fills her cart as she shops at 5:30 am at Toys R Us in Chandler, Ariz., on Nov. 27. Zygowicz and best friend Donna Wittwer started shopping at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving and shopped all night. They said it is a tradition they started about five years ago.Tom Tingle, The Arizona RepublicCustomers wait in the woman's shoe department during the Black Friday sale at Bloomingdale's in New York on Nov. 27.Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople shop for Black Friday bargains at the Best Buy in New York on Nov. 27.Jason Szenes, European PressPhoto AgencyPeople advocate for higher wages outside a Walmart in Washington on Nov. 27.Michael Reynolds, European PressPhoto AgencyCustomers pay for items at JCpenny in Jersey City, NJ on Nov. 27.Kena Betancur, Getty ImagesPeople shop for Black Friday bargains at Macy's Herald Square in New York on Nov. 27.Jason Szenes, European PressPhoto AgencyA man hands his purchases to a cashier in Macy's department store in Herald Square, New York. Many retail outlets opened their doors to bargain hunters looking for Black Friday deals on Thanksgiving day, a day earlier than the traditional start to the sales season.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesA man carries away a giant TV after shopping at a Best Buy store in Fairfax, Va. on Thanksgiving evening.Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty ImagesShoppers crowd the aisles in Macy's department store in Herald Square, New York.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesCoach sales associate Briana Harton hands out discounts to shoppers lining up for Black Friday in front of the store at Tanger Outlets in Pooler, Ga.Josh Galemore, Savannah Morning News, Via APTwo men try to load their just purchased Samsung 55" TV into a car, at a Best Buy store in Fairfax, Va.Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty ImagesStephanie Hardy looks for a good deal at Coach during the start holiday shopping at Tanger Outlets in Pooler, Ga.Josh Galemore, Savannah Morning News, Via APA shopper navigates the crowded aisles with a cart filled with goods just after 3 p.m. opening at a J.C. Penny store in northeast Denver. The opened two hours before other retailers to cash in on a flurry of bargain hunters, some who said that they waited for three hours to be one of the first people inside.David Zalubowski, APA long line of shoppers wait in a queue at a J.C. Penny store in northeast Denver.David Zalubowski, APA shopper examines a pair of shoes at a J.C. Penny store in northeast Denver.David Zalubowski, APCustomers shop in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales in New York City.Kena Betancur, Getty ImagesCustomers shop in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales in New York City.Kena Betancur, Getty ImagesCustomers shop in Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Thanksgiving evening for early Black Friday sales in New York City.Kena Betancur, Getty ImagesShoppers wait outside a Macy's department store in Herald Square in New York on Nov. 26.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesShoppers browse catalogs as they wait outside a Best Buy department store at Union Square in New York, on Nov. 26.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesA man reads a catalog as shoppers wait outside a Best Buy department store at Union Square in New York, on Nov. 26.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesShoppers browse catalogs as they wait outside a Best Buy department store at Union Square in New York, on Nov. 26.Trevor Collens, AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the Vazquez family sit outside their tents while camping out in tents outside a Best Buy store two days ahead Black Friday shopping in Rosenberg, Texas, on Nov. 25.Larry W. Smith, European Pressphoto AgencyCarla Matus restocks a shelf at a Walmart store as they prepare for Black Friday shoppers in Miami on Nov. 24.Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesThe Amazon Fulfillment Center prepares for the holiday rush in Hemel Hempstead, England.Jeff Spicer, Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad