Violence and value on offer for Black Friday

A FEW violent incidents broke out across America on Black Friday as millions of shoppers rushed into stores that opened hours earlier than usual on the most anticipated shopping day of the year.

Early signs pointed to bigger crowds at the nation’s malls and stores as retailers like Macy’s and Target opened their doors at midnight. Toys R Us and a few stores other stores that opened on Thanksgiving Day also were filled with shoppers.

The Black Friday crowds were mostly peaceful, but tensions on what’s typically the biggest shopping day of the year, seemed to reach boiling point at some stores.