The crowd stood outside in the cold for ... I probably should have, considering it's Black Friday, but it's actually crazy,” said Beauchamp. “We were in standstill traffic for a very long ...

The term ‘Black Friday’ dates back to the 1960s in Philadelphia. Police coined it to describe the chaos and heavy traffic that followed Thanksgiving, as crowds flocked to the city for holiday ...

Sensormatic Solutions, which has been tracking in-store crowds on Black Friday for decades, saw an 8.2% drop in traffic this year, reversing the trend of increased traffic following the worst year ...

"I like to go to the store, but not on Black Friday. I prefer going the next day," said Claude Moutome. "We find it too much hassle to leave the house and deal with the crazy crowds," added ...