Some Golf Mill Stores Open at 3 A.M. Black Friday

Shopping center starts buying clock by opening doors for early bargain hunters.

Black Friday is upon us. As hordes of bargain-hunting shoppers descend on local stores in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving, officials at one of the area's busiest malls are ready. For the first time ever, Kohl's and JCPenney are opening at 3 a.m., said Regina Verdico, director of marketing and business development at Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles.  Target and Sears will open at 4 a.m., and shoppers will have access to the mall stores as early as 4 a.m. for Bath & Body Works and Toyland, she added. View the mall's store directory and map here and holiday coupons here. "Black Friday traditionally draws high traffic and a spike in retail sales at Golf Mill Shopping Center," Verdico said in an e-mail. "…

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