Macy’s announces first-ever midnight opening stores on Black Friday

New York City -- Macy’s announced that its namesake stores across the country will open at midnight on Nov. 25, the midnight of Thanksgiving night, to kick off the 2011 holiday shopping season. It is the first time that Macy’s has opened its doors chainwide at midnight. The company’s Bloomingdale’s unit will open its doors on Black Friday at 8 a.m. Last year, Macy's opened eight stores at midnight. The rest of the stores opened at 4 a.m. Target announced Friday that it was also opening its doors at midnight for the first time ever on Black Friday.