Holiday shoppers get an early start as Black Friday arrives

MURRAY — As nearly 430 shoppers shuffled into Toys R Us early Thursday evening, store manager James Cook stood at the entrance with a smile.
"It's a much better turnout this year than last year," Cook said, carefully counting the number of families in line to enter the store. "It should be a good night."
The past few Black Friday holidays have been relatively calm, he continued, unlike his first at the store, when the store reached maximum capacity at more than 1,000 people.
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