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Holiday Sales Up 18% Online
A strong Black Friday, an extra Saturday before Christmas and rising consumer confidence led to the best holiday for retailers in six years.
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Walmart Edges Out Amazon In Holiday Home Stretch
Attractive prices and sharp promotions have kept most retailers hopping through December.
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Why Newegg Had Its Best November Ever
Sales were up 10 percent for the month, a record for the 16-year-old e-tailer.
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Hey Retailers, You’re Leaving A Lot Of Money On The Table
Black Friday and Cyber Monday were stellar sales days for most retailers, but they could have been even better.
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Best Buy’s Distribution Centers Kick Into Overdrive
The retailer's 23 distribution centers are using new tools to reach e-tail parity with Amazon.
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Amazon, Walmart Tied For Black Friday Supremacy
Walmart and Amazon drew the most shoppers over the five-day Black Friday weekend.
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See What Really Won On Black Friday Weekend
These ruled the web during the five-day shopping period.
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Cyber Monday Was Amazon’s Best Sales Day Ever
Market research firms called it, and now Amazon has confirmed it: the No. 1 e-tailer killed it over the extended holiday weekend.
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It Was A Brick-And-Mortar Black Friday For Abt Electronics Too
Evidence is mounting that physical stores held their ground against online migration over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Amazon Blew Away Rivals On Black Friday And Thanksgiving
Amazon absolutely, unequivocally dominated e-commerce last Thursday and Friday, Hitwise reported.
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Brick-And-Mortar No Slouch On Black Friday
Concerns that mobile migration might keep stores barren on Black Friday proved, well, wrong.
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Black Friday’s Alive And Well, Thank You Very Much
Despite forecasts for a diminished Black Friday, shoppers continued to heed the call of deeply discounted tech products during the Thanksgiving Day run-up.
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Online Sales Top $1 Billion A Day In November
Revenue is up 18 percent this month to date, with each day clearing $1 billion or more.
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Month-Long Promotions Taking A Toll On Black Friday Week
Retailers' early, November-wide promotions are working — to the detriment of Black Friday week.
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The Battle Of Black Friday 2017: How Best Buy, Walmart And Target Plan To Dethrone Amazon
National chains are trying new tactics to reclaim Black Friday.
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Even Black Friday Can’t Save Sears
Even busiest shopping day of the year by tradition won't put Sears back on track.
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These Are The 20 Most Aggressive Black Friday 2017 Deals
See which retailer is giving Amazon a run for its money.
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Retailers Aren’t The Only Ones Touting Black Friday Deals
Samsung has announced a staggered series of holiday promotions that it’s offering direct to consumers online.
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Welcome ‘Turkey 5’: Amazon Readies Black Friday 2017 Discounts
Amazon's Black Friday tech deals are, not surprisingly, headlined by discounts on its proprietary Echo devices.
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Walmart Shares Its Best-Laid Plans For Black Friday
Walmart has revealed its battle plans for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and they call for an extra helping of digital.
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Halloween’s Over, Welcome To Black November
Kids across the country barely finished divvying up their Halloween plunder last night before retailers let loose their pre-Black Friday promotions.
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Amazon Declares The Start Of The Holiday Season
Amazon has officially thrown down the holiday season gauntlet.
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Black Friday 2017: Box Chains’ November Promos Revealed
‘Tis the season for pre-holiday retail promotions to whet consumer appetites. And helping to stoke the seasonal fires is our old friend BFAds.net, which...
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Holiday Shopping In Stores Losing Steam
Is Black Friday dead? New research from Accenture shows that U.S. consumers are less inclined to shop in stores on traditional peak holiday shopping...
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Black Friday: The Thrill Is Gone
A recent spate of consumer surveys all point to one conclusion: Shopper enthusiasm for Black Friday weekend has waned. The sentiment is especially true for in-store...
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Holiday 2017: Black Friday TV Prices, Thanksgiving Store Closures & More
It’s only the second day of October, but our friends at BestBlackFriday.com are already spilling the beans on retailers’ best-laid holiday plans. Their latest...
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Black Friday Predictions: 4K TVs As Low As HD, Says DealNews
It’s not Black Friday (or Thanksgiving) without those TV doorbusters. DealNews, a consumer site that wades through retailer promotions all year long, expects upcoming...
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GameStop Will Open On Thanksgiving This Year
The gaming retailer, which has struggled from slipping sales, is reversing its trend of shutting its doors on Turkey Day. As retailers put the...
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