Black Friday: bargain hunters descend on US stores

Bargain hunters entering Macy's just after midnight are greeted by Occupy Wall Street protesters Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

Nassau county police officers on horseback patrol outside the Best Buy electronics store in Westbury, New York Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Shoppers wait to get inside a Best Buy store in Naples, Florida Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Shoppers queue outside a store in Torrington, Connecticut Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

A man camps out on the pavement of the Fair Lakes Best Buy store in Fairfax, Virginia Photograph: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images

Toys R Us employees applaud as Black Friday bargain hunters enter Toys R' Us in New York Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

Large crowds of shoppers flood Macy's in New York Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

Shoppers queue in the early hours with flat screen televisions at the Target store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio Photograph: Amy Sancetta/AP

A customer counts her dollars while waiting at the checkout at a Target store in Torrington, Connecticut Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Black Friday bargain hunters shop for discounted merchandise at Toys R Us, which opened at 9pm in New York Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

A shopper leaves the Toys R Us store in Westbury, New York Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

A customer catches up on sleep at Macy's department store in New York Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Customers shop for electronic items during at a Best Buy store in San Diego, California Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

Two happy customers lug their Macy's bags through New York's Herald Square Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

A line of people wait for Scheels All Sports to open at 7am in Fargo, North Dakota Photograph: Chris Franz/Getty Images

Security staff at Best Buy in Bloomington, Minnesota, attempt to hold back the crowd Photograph: Mark Vancleave/AP

Shoppers wait for the midnight opening of a Target outlet in Emeryville, California Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Customers wait in line to pay for their items at a Kohl's department store in La Habra, California Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Two people leave Kohl's in La Habra, California Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

A man sleeps on a couch after shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch at South Park mall in Charlotte, North Carolina Photograph: Chris Keane/Reuters