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Early bird shoppers turn out on Thanksgiving
Holiday Shopping Than Ledb
In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, file photo, shoppers ride an escalator at the Times Square Toys R' Us, in New York. Millions of Americans are expected to head to the stores for holiday gift shopping on Thanksgiving in whats quickly becoming a new holiday tradition.
NEW YORK — Early-bird shoppers headed to stores on Thanksgiving in what's becoming a new holiday tradition. By 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving, 100 shoppers were in line at the Toys R Us in New York City's Times Square. By the time the doors opened at 5 p.m., the number of people waiting in line had doubled.
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