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December 5, 2011
Black Friday breakdown reveals 2012 opportunity

As retailers assess what worked and what didn’t in terms of Black Friday promotions and Thanksgiving weekend sales, overall there are a few things that stand out.

December 2, 2011
Black Friday breakdown reveals 2012 opportunity

As retailers assess what worked and what didn’t in terms of Black Friday promotions and Thanksgiving weekend sales, overall there are a few things that stand out.

December 2, 2011
ShopperTrak: Black Friday weekend sales up, foot traffic down

While retail sales during the Black Friday weekend increased this year, it seems that foot traffic may have dropped, according to a new report by ShopperTrak.

November 28, 2011
IBM: Mobile devices accounted for 14.3% of Black Friday online retail traffic

U.S. shoppers took advantage of early sales this holiday driving a 39.3% increase in online Thanksgiving day spending while setting the stage for 24.3% online growth on Black Friday, compared with the same period last year, according to the fourth annual IBM Coremetrics Black Friday Benchmark study, which tracks more than a million transactions a day, analyzing terabytes of raw data from 500 retailers nationwide.

November 17, 2011
NRF predicts bigger shopper turnout for Black Friday weekend

Up to 152 million people plan to shop Black Friday Weekend, compared with the 138 million who planned to do so last year, according to a preliminary Black Friday shopping survey, conducted for the National Retail Federation by BIGresearch.

November 14, 2011
Toys"R"Us opens early Thanksgiving night to welcome Black Friday shoppers

Toys"R"Us has become the latest retailer to join the trend of starting "Black Friday" on Thanksgiving night.

November 10, 2011
Walmart gets a Thursday start on Black Friday

Walmart announced that it is starting its Black Friday promotions at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24), raising the question: "Should we just call it Black Thursday already?"

October 31, 2011
Black Friday begins now

News spread quickly last week that Target stores would open at midnight on Black Friday, and that was the idea.

October 31, 2011
Macy's to open at midnight on Black Friday

Macy's announced that, for the first time ever, it will open its stores at 12 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, to give shoppers a jump on Black Friday.

July 18, 2011
Seasonal campaign celebrates second birthday

Prices were cut on 1,500 items at Target.com last Friday as the retailer executed an online-only Black Friday in July promotion.

October 26, 2010
Sears offering early 'Black Friday' deals

Sears announced that it is offering weekly “Now” sale events with layaway options so customers...

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