The biggest holiday splurge in HISTORY: Sales surge 13% as stores take a record $2BILLION on Thanksgiving and hope for $3.1billion on Black Friday amid post-election spending boom
The first Black Friday sales have got underway at some stores across the country on Thursday night
Department store J.C Penney was one of the first major chains to kick-off the sales offering huge discounts
Shoppers were seen rushing through the doors at J.C Penney stores across the country, including Tyler, Tx
Others were seen patiently waiting outside Best Buy shops – with some even camping out in small tents
Sales get underway at Macy’s, Kmart, Target, Walmart and other stores in just a few hours time
Online shoppers charged out of the gate, spending more than $1.15billion between midnight and 5pm
Forecasters expect the total value of Thanksgiving Day purchases to be more than $2billion
By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 18:23 EST, 24 November 2016 | UPDATED: 06:19 EST, 25 November 2016
