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Shoppers flock to local stores for Black Friday deals

ORLANDO, Fla. — Shoppers headed out to search for the best Black Friday deals at stores all across Central Florida.

People lined up outside several stores at the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets early Friday.

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Two years ago, stores opened late on Thanksgiving. Now, stores are opening early on Black Friday, with many opening at 6 a.m.

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Channel 9′s Q McCray said lines at Gucci, Tory Burch and Lululemon were long.

At the outlet mall, many stores were offering 30% to 60% off on items.

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Shoppers were even seen sitting outside a local Best Buy store hours before it was set to open.

“We are just going to try to stack up on the savings,” one shopper said.

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Q Mccray

Q McCray, WFTV.com

Q McCray is an award-winning general assignment reporter.

Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.