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Black Friday

A red sign reads "Black Friday Deal!" with an advertisement for a 40 percent discount.

Shoppers Spent a Record $9 Billion on Black Friday Despite Recession Fears

Online shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion this Black Friday, up 2.3 percent from last year, according to Adobe Analytics data, buoyed by a still-strong job market.
By Courtney Vinopal
Black Friday advertising in a store front

Black Friday Will Shed Light On the True State of the U.S. Economy

The upcoming Black Friday and holiday season shopping activities will reflect exact how much inflation and recession fears have affected consumer sentiment, if at all.
By Sissi Cao

Heat Map Shows Billions Spent on Black Friday Weekend Shopping

Shopify merchants surpassed $1.5 billion in sales by Monday morning.
By Gabriela Barkho

Apple AirPods Prove Their Popularity Once Again This Holiday Season

By Gabriela Barkho

Emirates’ Black Friday Fare Sale Has Arrived

By Morgan Halberg

Exclusive: Rebecca Minkoff Reveals Her ‘Ideal Look’ for Millennial Women

By Sissi Cao

How Retailers Are Competing With Online Shopping This Black Friday

By Gabriela Barkho

When to Score the Best Amazon Deals This Holiday Season—And It’s Not on Black Friday

By Gabriela Barkho

Prime Day Is Officially the New Black Friday—And Not Just for Amazon

By Sissi Cao

The Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals of the Year

By Morgan Halberg
For struggling consumer electronics retailers on life support, warranties are the feeding tubes keeping them alive.

Retailers Beware: Pricey In-Store Warranties Are Under Attack

By Arick Wierson
Apple Black Friday deals

Is Apple Having Its First Ever Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sale?

By Sissi Cao
Jeff Bezos said retail companies on average last only 30 years. Amazon is 24.

Jeff Bezos Warns Amazon Will Go Bankrupt One Day Just Like Sears

By Sissi Cao

An Ode to the Instant Pot, New York’s Necessary Cooking Tool

By Margaret Abrams
A flood of return packages will extend the peak delivery season into the New Year.

UPS Turns Office Staff Into Delivery Helpers to Fulfill Holiday Orders

By Sissi Cao
Interest and recognition of the word “Giving Tuesday” grew by five times between 2012 and 2016.

Giving Tuesday’s Record $274M Year Shows How Social Media is Changing Philanthropy

By Sissi Cao
Unsplash/Mike Petrucci

Science Explains Why Black Friday Shopping Is Terrible for Humanity

By Francesca Friday
Shoppers lined up for Black Friday savings, and the deals continue on Cyber Monday

Can Black Friday and Cyber Monday Reverse the Retail Apocalypse?

By John Bonazzo
Holli Rogers.

How Browns Fashion’s Holli Rogers Celebrates Thanksgiving as an Expat

By Dena Silver
Jennifer Hosten, who won the Miss World 1970 contest as Miss Grenada, shopping in London, UK, 6th January 1971. (Photo by Dove/Daily Express/Getty Images)

The 6 Most Rewarding Black Friday Sales

By Margaret Abrams
Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Police Commissioner James O'Neill, right, hold a press conference a day before the Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2016.

New Yorkers Should Expect Tight Security at Thanksgiving Parade, City Says

By Madina Toure
Children play with fidget spinners in a New York park.

Worst Toys of 2017: 10 Deadly and Dangerous Kids’ Gifts to Avoid

By John Bonazzo
Walmart is making a play for Blue Apron.

Walmart E-Commerce Profits Are Up 50 Percent—but Still Behind Amazon

By John Bonazzo
Customers stocked up on building materials after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Devastating Hurricanes Good for One Thing: Home Depot Q3 Earnings

By John Bonazzo
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