Black Friday: What time do stores open?

Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, but retailers already have spent weeks flooding their websites and customers’ email inboxes with early Black Friday offers. If history is any guide and advertisers are to be believed, the best bargains still are to be had from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. Brands are promising in-store experiences and exclusives for people who enjoy the holiday atmosphere and music at a local mall or shopping area. A number of stores that were closed on Thanksgiving reopen early Friday as companies work to kick the holiday shopping season into high gear.