With the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States in a time of financial crisis, offer customers significant discounts on products. On Friday, buyers from dawn waiting for the opening of shopping centers, hoping to take advantage of bargain. In one district in Washington by the crowd, which gave the visitors the store Wal-Mart, one person was killed and three wounded. It is believed that the day after Thanksgiving Day, gives an idea of the extent to which consumers are willing to spend their money. According to police, the crowd broke the door of buyers shop network of Wal-Mart in the area of Valley Stream, Long Island just after 5.00 am. 34-year-old worker was shot down commercial establishments in the legs and crushed. Trading Best Buy electronics and department stores Kohl's and Macy's also raspahnuli door at dawn. Toy store Toys-R-Us offered discounts of up to 60% on all goods purchased from 5.00 to 10.00. According to major retailers, the number of buyers has not been lower than last year. But big discounts are likely to lead to a decline in income traders. "The demand has risen compared to last year, but profits fell," - believes the chief retail analyst Marshal Cohen of NPD Group. According to his observations, the number of potential buyers has increased, although they are not buying as much as last year. " The pursuit of profits Many buyers argued in long queues to buy profitable products. "Recession is evident," - told Reuters 36-year-old Tammi Williams, waiting for the opening of 4.00 Kohl's department store in New Jersey. "I want to commit a bargain to save a few dollars. The rest spent on food for Christmas," - explained a woman. According to the inhabitants of Manhattan 59-year-old Marjorie Dob, "shopping has never been a cheerful affair, and this is particularly felt now." On Friday, a well-sold small items of household goods: pots, pans and coffee urns - said the representative of the company Taubman, which has 24 malls in 13 U.S. states. Many retailers have suffered as a result of problems with the U.S. economy, but such a network of cheap goods, such as Wal-Mart, have been in a better position. In October, the magnitude of retailers in the U.S. fell to a record high since 1992, as consumers reduced spending.