Retailers are hoping consumers will wake up early for Black Friday’s door-buster deals.

This season, holiday sales growth is estimated to be around 2.2 percent, according to the National Retail Federation.

Previously, holiday sales grew about 4 percent each year, but retailers may take some comfort in a new survey released by consumer reports.  The new survey predicts that about 26 percent of consumers planned to go shopping during this year’s Black Friday, compared to only 21 percent in 2007.

More than 100 people lined up outside the Best Buy near the Southpoint mall well before the store's 5 a.m. opening. Many staked their places in line to be among the first inside to take advantage of their Black Friday deals.

At about 4 a.m., two baristas from a local Starbucks announced they had free coffee for the soon-to-be customers. Na Welbeck says she has been an early morning shopper on Black Friday for years. This year, she danced to pass the time.

"I don't know. I don't have any music. I just go like that," she said.

Welbeck said she joined the line at Best Buy at about 2 a.m., but three young men said they skipped their Thanksgiving celebration and started the line at 10 a.m on Thursday morning.

CJ Heriquez said he came extra early to buy, "A PS3 (Playstation 3), laptop, and camcorder."

Best Buy associates met shoppers at the front door at 4 a.m. They passed out tickets to the early birds for certain items that would likely sell out. They told customers they would hold the items for ticket holders until 9 a.m.