The Battle of Black Friday: Mayhem as Millions of Shoppers Punch, Kick and Even Pull Guns on Each Other in Race to the Best Bargains
by Hugo Gye, Lydia Warren and Sara Malm
DailyMail
Millions are battling for bargains across America today as the biggest shopping day of the year has got off to a flying start despite bad weather, giant crowds and fights in the supermarket aisles.
The first giant scrum started at a Walmart where families elbowed each other to get their hands on a pair of $5 headphones, while paramedics rushed to help a Dick’s store cashier who passed out.
With sales on Black Friday expected to soar by 3.8 per cent this year to a staggering $11.4 billion, thousands of shoppers queued around blocks before stores opened. As many as 11,000 lined around Macy’s flagship store in New York City’s Herald Square before it threw open its doors.
And immediately, the chaos began.
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