Stores open for Black Friday even earlier -- on Thursday

After finishing dinner and washing the dishes, many Arizonans may head out to their local big box retailer. Some stores have begun opening at midnight on Black Friday, some are even opening late Thanksgiving night.

Black Friday Frenzy

Host Steve Goldstein talks to marketing professor James Ward of the W.P. Carey School about the marketing tactics behind Black Friday, and the reason so many people participate in the shopping frenzy.

Mexican Retailers Getting A Holiday Head Start

Mexican retailers are hosting their own version of Black Friday, only it took place a week earlier than in the United States. 

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