GETTING SET: Local stores are gearing up for a rush of customers on Black Friday, the day after

GETTING SET: Local stores are gearing up for a rush of customers on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. Some stores have already begun offering bargains normally not found until the day after Thanksgiving. Some plan bargains long beyond Black Friday. Above, Mark Beverly, a sales associate at Circuit City in Boardman, stocks shelves with a popular video game. At left, Vicki Earp at the same store readies remotes for the onslaught of shoppers at the electronics store.