Photos: Black Friday (Photo 1 of 13) - Pictures

Adam Briere of Braintree filled his cart with gifts for his children at Target during Black Friday at South Shore Plaza in Braintree.

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A line formed outside Target and wrapped around Nordstrom at South Shore Plaza in Braintree.

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A line formed outside Sears at 12:00 a.m. at South Shore Plaza.

A line formed outside Sears at midnight at South Shore Plaza.

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Elvis Ortiz (left), 19, of Hyde Park, and Andrea Hornedo, 16, of Hyde Park, wait outside Target at 1:00 a.m. to buy video games at South Shore Plaza.

Elvis Ortiz (left), 19, of Hyde Park, and Andrea Hornedo, 16, of Hyde Park, waited outside Target at 1 a.m. to buy video games at South Shore Plaza.

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Shoppers inside Sears wait in line to buy products in a pre-black Friday sale. Approximately 400 people waited outside in line for the 8:00 p.m. opening of Sears at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, N.H. on Thanksgiving evening.

Shoppers waited to buy goods inside Sears at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua during a pre-Black Friday sale. About 400 people had waited in line outside for the store’s 8 p.m. opening on Thanksgiving evening.

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Shoppers congregated in the electronics section of Target in South Bay Center in Dorchester after its 4:00 a.m. opening.

Shoppers congregated in the electronics section of Target at South Bay in Dorchester after its 4 a.m. opening.

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Shoppers waited outside in the rain for the store to open during Black Friday in South Bay Center in Dorchester.

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Norman Oak in front of his tent, which had been pitched in front of the Best Buy store Nashua, N.H. since Tuesday morning.

Norman Oak waited for Black Friday in a tent in front of the Best Buy store in Nashua since Tuesday morning.

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Customers waited in line outside Best Buy at the Cambridgeside Galleria on Thanksgiving night for Black Friday sales.

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Protesters demonstrated outside a Walmart store in Chicago.

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Shoppers waited for the midnight opening of many stores at the Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Oregon for Black Friday sales.

Shoppers waited for the midnight Black Friday opening of stores at the Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Ore.

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Shoppers (left to right) Val Mahlke, Sue Mahlke, and Amy Beier waited outside of a Target on Thursday in Winona, Minn. for the start of Black Friday sales.

Shoppers Val Mahlke, Sue Mahlke, and Amy Beier waited outside a Target store in Winona, Minn., on Thursday.

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People waied in line Thursday for a Best Buy store in Northeast Philadelphia to open at midnight.

People waited in line Thursday for a Best Buy store in Northeast Philadelphia to open at midnight.

Joseph Kaczmarek/Associated Press |