Erica Shapiro, from Braintree, and Jyna Medeiros, from Stoughton, shop with one of their daughters at Kohls in Hingham looking for early morning deals.

The fog lifts on Derby Street as cars fill the parking lot early on Black Friday.

One-year-old Gracie shops with her mom Jen. The pair flew in from Baltimore and the airline lost their luggage, so Friday shopping was more for the necessities than Christmas.

(From left) Laura Spies, from Canada, and Diane Leeming, from Marshfield, cap off their Black Friday shopping at 8 a.m. at Kohls.

One shopper showed off her coupons she had compiled to get the most savings out of Black Friday.

At the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, parking was difficult to find but not impossible at 9 a.m.

Customers stream in and out of Target on Friday morning.

(From left) Kerri Hickman and Kayanna Scott-Brown had a successful day of shopping that they started at 4 a.m.

The only lines in the mall at 9:30 a.m. were at Hollister, where groups waited to get inside the store.

The food court was fairly empty at 10 a.m. except for Dunkin Donuts, which had a long line.

(From left) Lexi Gardiner, Patty Gardiner, from Hull, and Lindsey Warren, Michelle Warren, and Joanne Warren, from Whitman, show off their successful shopping day at the South Shore Plaza.

Mikyla Logan, Jordan Gile, and Brianna Cunningham, all 13-year-olds from Weymouth, check their phones in the morning shopping break at the Plaza.