The website has crashed six times since Target brought it in-house and the site's president left the company. Now the biggest shopping day of the year is weeks away.

CEO Brian Dunn says Best Buy needs "to be where our customers are" and their decision to join other retailers opening midnight on Black Friday reflects that. Though, Dunn says he feels terrible that the hours will impact some employee's Thanksgiving plans.

Best Buy is already giving shoppers a peak at holiday deals as it tries to gain an edge on rivals. One retail expert says Best Buy is probably trying to keep its customers from heading to Wal-Mart, which is rolling out the deals at 10 p.m.

If it feels like holiday shopping keeps getting pressed on us earlier and earlier -- that's because it is. The Pioneer Press reports mega-retailer Wal-Mart is starting its 'Black Friday' deals the day before on Thanksgiving.

Is it worth spending the chilly, waning hours of Thanksgiving night in line to pay $199 for a 42-inch TV? Many shoppers think so.

TVs, especially, were top sellers on the year's biggest shopping day, and among retailers, Best Buy seems to have done especially well. The early data says the retailer saw a huge jump in the number of Black Friday shoppers.

With more than 100 stores opening at midnight, the Mall of America saw more than 200,000 shoppers on the day. That broke a record set last year.