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Black Friday Begins On Thanksgiving Night

Michael Juliani |
November 22, 2012 | 8:19 p.m. PST

Executive Producer

Walmart sign somewhere in America.  (Flickr Creative Commons)
Walmart sign somewhere in America. (Flickr Creative Commons)

With "Black Friday" encouraging Americans across the country to storm towards corporate outlets for special deals, some stores have started opening on Thanksgiving night, according to CBS News.

WalMart has shopping specials at eight p.m. on Thanksgiving night, two hours earlier than last year, and Target will open at 9 p.m., three hours earlier than last year.

Black Friday usually allows companies to turn a profit for the year. 

WalMart will find some of its workers picketing and walking out of stores on Black Friday in opposition to the world's largest retailer's treatment of workers.

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