Diane Kemp of the District got to the mall at 3:45am and dozed while waiting for an athletic shoe store to release the style of shoes she wanted to buy for her daughter. Photo was taken at 7am but the shoe release was not scheduled until 8:00am. The J.C. Penney store opened at 6:00 am today in hopes that a Black Friday rush will help sales that have been sluggish of late. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
{"Image ImageDescription": "HYATTSVILLE, MD - NOV 23: Diane Kemp of the District got to the mall at 3:45am and dozed while waiting for an athletic shoe store to release the style of shoes she wanted to buy for her daughter. Photo was taken at 7am but the shoe release was not scheduled until 8:00am. The J.C. Penney store opened at 6:00 am today in hopes that a Black Friday rush will help sales that have been sluggish of late. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images", "Image Copyright": "2012 The Washington Post"}