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April 4, 2013
Home Depot springs an early Black Friday campaign

The Home Depot is bringing back its Spring Black Friday event, which it describes as a weekend of regional savings on hundreds.

January 9, 2013
ShopperTrak: December 2012

Holiday shopping reached its seasonal peak in December, driving a 36.6 percent retail foot traffic increase over November.

January 3, 2013
Online sales set new record

Online holiday season sales grew 14% to $42.3 billion, a little short of comScore’s pre-season forecast.

December 7, 2012
ShopperTrak: November 2012

Shopper traffic in November increased as Black Friday weekend sales promotions — and the Veterans Day holiday earlier in the month — drew shoppers into retail stores.

December 3, 2012
Study: Prices not lowest on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday does not always mean lower prices, according to a study by ECRM Analytics that examines Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions.

November 28, 2012
Exclusive: Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: Who won the buzz?

The sales figures are in for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

November 27, 2012
Holiday Shopper Sentiment Report: Black Friday and Cyber Monday Consumer Face-Off

On Wednesday, Nov. 28, Chainstoreage.com will unveil an exclusive and revealing look at how shoppers felt — what turned them on and off — on two of the busiest and most critical retail days of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

November 26, 2012
Dollar General tackles Cyber Monday

Capitalizing on its Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales, Dollar General has tackled Cyber Monday with the launch of a new mobile app for iPhone and Android smartphones.

November 25, 2012
A winning weekend for shoppers and retailers

"A huge win," is how National Retailer Federation president and CEO Matt Shay characterized the biggest shopping weekend of the year during media briefing Sunday afternoon.

November 25, 2012
Resistance is futile: holiday shopping overtaking Thanksgiving

Retailers may as well start devising their 2013 Black Friday plans now based on the popularity of this year’s early openings on Thanksgiving.

November 25, 2012
The most digital Christmas ever

Online shopping surged 26% on Black Friday to surpass $1 billion for the first time, according to the digital measurement firm comScore.

November 25, 2012
Walmart strike proves to be a turkey

Protests by organized labor failed to materialize in a meaningful way at Walmart stores over the weekend and the retailer went on to achieve record results.

November 21, 2012
Holiday Shopper Sentiment Report: Black Friday and Cyber Monday Consumer Face-Off

On Wednesday, November 28, chainstoreage.com will unveil an exclusive and revealing look at how shoppers felt—what turned them on and off—on two of the busiest and most critical retail days of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

November 19, 2012
Dollar General seeks piece of Thanksgiving pie

Dollar General’s 10,000 plus locations will be open Thanksgiving Day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but it’s not taking the heat for doing so like rivals Walmart and Target.

November 15, 2012
Walmart counting on a Merry Christmas

Walmart maintained an optimistic outlook for the holiday season despite 1.5% third quarter comp increase that reflected a modest deceleration in sales momentum seen earlier this year.

November 14, 2012
All clear for Black Friday

The busiest shopping weekend of the year is just around the corner and retailers who don’t hit their sales plan won’t be able to blame the weather.

November 14, 2012
Survey: Some consumers think Black Friday sales start too early

Survey results released Wednesday by CouponCabin found that nearly a third (31%) of U.S. consumers feel that holiday shopping is starting too soon, with many stores opening their doors to shoppers Thursday, and in some cases, even Wednesday, night.

November 14, 2012
The Grinch who stole Black Friday

Meijer has made it so shoppers don’t have to pore through circulars on Thanksgiving Day and then wake at 3 a.m. to wait in line and jostle with other customers on Black Friday.

November 12, 2012
J.C. Penney to celebrate Black Friday with its ‘only sale’ of the year

Dallas -- J.C. Penney announced it will celebrate Black Friday with its only sale of the year. The retailer said more than 1,100 J.C. Penney stores will open their doors at 6 a.m. on Black Friday to offer low prices on gifts for the entire family — with no coupons or rebates required. Associates throughout the store will be equipped with mobile checkout devices.

November 12, 2012
Target joins early Black Friday crowd

Target plans to open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to kick of its Black Friday promotional efforts and will follow up with additional deals that become available at 4 a.m.

November 9, 2012
OfficeMax expands Black Friday Everyday promo

Black Friday can be so limiting which is why OfficeMax is expanding a program it offered last year involving special deal pricing every Friday until mid December.

November 9, 2012
Sam’s restores sanity to Black Friday

Sam’s Club’s decision to open at 7 a.m. on Black Friday is a definite "swim upstream" move on the part of the warehouse club operator given retail industry trends and Walmart’s decision to offer its Black Friday deals on Thanksgiving.

November 8, 2012
Walmart 'guarantees' customers its best Black Friday ever

Walmart has unveiled its Black Friday circular and event times on www.Walmart.com as well as its Facebook wall and mobile app.

November 7, 2012
Kohl's enhances online shopping for the holidays

Kohl’s Department Stores has launched its Kohls.com Holiday Gift Shop.

November 6, 2012
Macy’s stores to open midnight on Black Friday

For the second year in a row, Macy’s stores nationwide will open at midnight on Black Friday, Friday, Nov. 23.

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