Black Friday

Shoppers come and go at the Santa Monica Place mall on Black Friday.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Carolina Ahumada and her daughter, Nicole Gonzalez, carry their giant bags from the Disney Store along with other shoppers who flock to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa for Black Friday specials and deals. Black Friday has become a shopping tradition, with retailers hoping for a big turnout on the day after Thanksgiving.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Customers wait in the checkout line at the Brandy Melville L.A. store at Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade on Black Friday. The store opened at midnight with a line around the corner and still had a long line at noon.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers wait in a long line at the Ann Taylor store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers flock to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa for Black Friday specials and deals.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers crowd into the Ann Taylor store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa for a chance to get 50% off all purchases until noon.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Hayden DeJonghe sleeps on her father Michael’s shoulder on Black Friday at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Shoppers approaching the Gymboree store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa can’t help but notice the 70% off sale for early birds on Black Friday.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)