Two people were shot – one fatally – in the parking lot of a southern New Jersey mall early on Black Friday, as shoppers across the US went on all-night hunts for shopping deals. Dozens of shell casings were said to be scattered around a bullet-riddled silver SUV in the parking lot of the mall. This year, shoppers are expected to spend $27bn on the Friday after Thanksgiving, according to the consulting firm Customer Growth Partners. TVs were a top seller, with 3,200 TVs sold every minute during the first few hours of the stores opening. Veronica Harriet, a seasoned Black Friday shopper, said the deals being offered online were better than those in the stores.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2016 16:07 UTC