A man carries a television across 6th Avenue during Black Friday sales in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Black Friday, the annual American retail shopping bonanza, is back again in 2016 and shoppers all across the globe have geared up to grab the best deals post-Thanksgiving. This year the sale was scheduled on November 25 but the sale is valid for the weekend as well.
Many retailers have also stretched the one-day shopping extravaganza over several days to attract as many customers as possible. Amazon and several other supermarkets started their sales up to 10 days before the D-day.
Customers were seen visiting the stores from 5 am on Friday while some opted to bag the bargains from bed using their smartphones from midnight itself.
Stores have planned exciting offers for its customers as they join the Black Friday bandwagon. Retailers and payment firms also reported of strong sales activity for the annual discount event. Online retailers said the initial figures of Black Friday topped their expectations.
From electronic goods to beauty products, people were seen buying as per their need from their favourite stores.
People wait with purchases at Macy's Herald Square in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
People enter Macy's Herald Square for an early opening in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Cashiers work at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Customers walk through an aisle at Target in Chicago.Reuters
People walk through Macy's Herald Square store in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Store employee helps a customer with his purchase at Target in Chicago.Reuters
People look at a rack of handbags at Macy's Herald Square in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Carol Olsen tries on shoes as her husband Dave Olsen waits at Macy's Herald Square in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Shoppers exit Macy's Herald Square store during early opening in Manhattan, New YorkReuters
A customer loads his shopping cart at Target in Chicago.Reuters
A woman looks at shoes at Macy's Herald Square in Manhattan, New York.Reuters
Shoppers ride escalators during Black Friday sales at the Uniqlo Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 25, 2016.Reuters
Shoppers pay for purchases during Black Friday sales at a Best Buy store in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 25, 2016.Reuters
People enter to shop for deals as store doors open during Black Friday sales at a Best Buy store in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 25, 2016.Reuters
The Black Friday sale price for televisions is displayed at a Best Buy store in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., November 25, 2016.Reuters
Shoppers take a break at a shopping mall during Black Friday in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S. November 25, 2016.Reuters
Shoppers reach out for television sets as they compete to purchase retail items on Black Friday at a store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 24, 2016.Reuters
Signs point to the sale items during the Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day at Target in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 24, 2016.Reuters
Shoppers walk through the entrance to a store promoting "Black Friday" in Oxford Street, London, Britain November 24, 2016.Reuters
Shoppers walk through the entrance to a store promoting "Black Friday" in Oxford Street, London, Britain November 24, 2016.Reuters
