Cyber Monday is on Dec. 2 this year, and caps off a marathon of shopping that started for some on Thanksgiving Day. Some retailers have already announced their sales, while others are keeping the details quiet. Places like Target and Sam’s Club are devoting a whole week to cyber sales. Here’s a look at some […] Continue reading →
U.S. shoppers visited more stores and spent more money at brick-and-mortar sites across Thanksgiving Day and “Black Friday” than they did in 2012 while online sales set records, data showed on Saturday. When compared with Thanksgiving on Thursday and “Black Friday” last year, research firm ShopperTrak estimated that traffic at brick-and-mortar stores increased 2.8 percent, […] Continue reading →
Thanksgiving Day is no longer all about turkey: It’s eating away at Black Friday shopping. U.S. shoppers spent $9.74 billion on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. That’s a drop of 13.2 percent compared with last year, according to data released on Saturday by research firm ShopperTrak. The decline appears to show that more Americans […] Continue reading →