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Rush To Snag New Air Jordans Leads To Maced Shoppers
In a scene similar to some of the bloodthirsty throngs at post-Thanksgiving doorbuster sales, shoppers at a Texas mall grew impatient with waiting for Nike's new Air Jordan 11 Retro sneakers to go on sale. And thanks to some rotten apples, many in the crowd ended up with mace in the face. More »

Scope Out Black Friday Deals Early
With Black Friday just a few weeks away, it's already time to start thinking about which shopping spots you'll attack the morning after Thanksgiving. More »

Lowe's Holds Sale, Underestimates Demand For 90% Off KitchenAid Stand Mixers
Home improvement retailer Lowe's went on Facebook and invited all of its friends to a totally awesome pre-Black Friday party late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Like all really fun parties, too many people showed up and things got out of hand. Which is to say that the doorbuster item, a KitchenAid stand mixer at 90%, sold out quickly, and took the store's entire site down with it. More »

Black Friday Doorbusters Are A Sleazy Way To Lure Customers

—>Pay no attention to those ridiculously cheap TV sets and game systems—also called doorbusters—that retailers use to lure in hordes of holiday shoppers, notes CNN. They're the equivalent of that little dangly thing anglerfish use to catch food.  More »

Walmart Takes Steps To Prevent More Black Friday Chaos And Tragedy

—>Hoping to avoid anything even close to last year's tragic Black Friday human stampede, Walmart stores nationwide aren't opening at the crack of dawn. Instead of opening their doors at 5 A.M. and inviting sales-crazed frenzies, they will open at 6 A.M. on Thanksgiving Day, then remain open overnight.  More »