Black Friday

Government data show record holiday hiring

CHICAGO (AP) – A leading job placement firm says retailers last month hired a record number of seasonal workers. Challenger, Gray and Christmas says its analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows […]

2012/12/10

ShopperTrak: Stores have a solid start to holidays

A firm that analyzes customer traffic says stores saw a solid increase in sales for the four-day start to the holiday season, as heavy Thanksgiving shopping offset a drop in Black Friday sales.

2012/11/27

Shopoholics have problems beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Now that Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday is coming to an end, will there be anything left to shop for? Dr. Ramani Durvasula (“Dr. Ramani”) is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of […]

2012/11/26

The hot list of tech-related gifts

Electronics are one of the hottest categories of gift purchases this holiday season, and a new poll conducted by Kelton Global, and commissioned by coupon website RetailMeNot, found that a majority of Americans (80%) who […]

2012/11/20

Labor Board promises quick action on Wal-Mart case

NEW YORK (AP) – Federal labor officials vowed Monday they will decide quickly whether to support a request by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stop a union-backed group from pushing worker walk-outs at hundreds of stores […]

2012/11/19

Black Friday morphs into Thanksgiving

Retailers are pushing the envelope again this Thanksgiving with earlier store openings. Target announced on Monday that it’s opening on Thanksgiving at 9 p.m. at some stores for its Black Friday sale. Walmart and Sears […]

2012/11/14

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