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Salinans gobbled down Thanksgiving turkey, then headed out to gobble up Thanksgiving shopping savings. Some waited in line for hours to save big on things like televisions, video game systems, and even hover boards.
Thanksgiving Day, rather than the day afterward, has become the start of the holiday shopping season in a shift that delights some and disgusts others.
Many of the nation's mall operators and the big retailers like J.C. Penney that anchor them would like to see it established as a new Thanksgiving tradition. The competition to grab customers first is keen.
But many workers complain that stores are putting profits ...