Richards Variety Store

I photographed employees and shoppers at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday, November 21, 2011. As Black Friday approaches the eclectic store is stocked with all sorts of products from toys to books to kitchen utensils to decorations and home furnishings. These are my favorite images.

Ernest Stein opens boxes of merchandise as he helps prep Richards Variety Store in Atlanta for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Olivia Moore (right) plays with a Thomas the Train playset as her mother Jessica looks through the toy aisle for Christmas presents at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011. Employees at the store were preparing for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day.

 

Jamie Mumford enters boxes of merchandise into the computer as she prepares for Black Friday at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Stella Meyer looks at the aisles of toys at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta as her father points out a specific doll on Monday, November 21, 2011. Employees at the store were preparing for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day.

 

Ingrid Sibley stocks shelves with kitchen items as she helps prepare for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Jan Kres looks through a shelf of holiday cards at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011. Employees at the store were busy preparing for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day.

 

Jamie Mumford enters boxes of merchandise into the computer as she prepares for Black Friday at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Nina Santiago peeks in the window at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta with her father John on Monday, November 21, 2011. Employees were preparing for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day by stocking shelves and sorting through merchandise.

 

Ingrid Sibley stocks shelves with kitchen items as she helps prepare for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Shane Matthews carries his daughter Jordis on his shoulders as they peruse the aisles at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011. The store is preparing for Black Friday later on this week.

 

Jamie Mumford enters boxes of merchandise into the computer as she prepares for Black Friday at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011.

 

Theresa Stowe looks through the book section at Richards Variety Store in Atlanta on Monday, November 21, 2011. Employees spent most of the day preparing for Black Friday.