Christmas creep at a glance: Tracking Black Friday By: CNBC.com News November 13, 2014 at 15:27 PM EST In an effort to coax consumers into spending their holiday budgets at their stores, retailers are once again pushing the envelope this Thanksgiving. Read More >> Related Stocks: GX Defense Tech ETF Kohl's Corp Nordstrom TJX Companies Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.