Nov 22 Watch Retailers take stand against early Black Friday By PBS News Hour In the past few years, Black Friday shopping sales have crept into Thanksgiving Day as stores try to gain an advantage over their competitors at the start of the holiday shopping season. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stephen Greenhouse of the… Continue watching
Nov 22 Poll: Should retailers remain open on Thanksgiving? By News Desk NewsHour Weekend asks: do you think retailers should remain open on Thanksgiving? Take our poll. Continue reading
Nov 15 Wal-Mart workers planning protests at thousands of stores on Black Friday By Rialda Zukic A group of Wal-Mart employees seeking higher wages said it is planning protests at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Holiday cyber shopping rises while stores get more shoppers but smaller sales Holiday cyber shopping rises while stores get more shoppers but smaller sales… Continue watching
Nov 29 For NASA, Black Hole Friday beats Black Friday deals If you're sick of everything Black Friday, NASA has an alternative: Black Hole Friday. Throughout the day, they'll be tweeting facts and images about black holes, and giving Black Friday forgoers a reason to celebrate. For retail, it's… Continue reading
Nov 29 Black Friday spreads to Europe and one company marks up product with success An employee shouts to colleagues as customers gather around a near-empty display of televisions during a Black Friday discount sale inside an Asda supermarket in London on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Britons queued outside Asda supermarkets this morning and… Continue reading
Nov 23 Americans Flood the Stores for Black Friday Bargains By Tom Kennedy American shoppers flocked to stores to take advantage of deals on Black Friday, led by Apple's one-day sale and stores like Toys R Us, Target, and Best Buy that all chose to open Thursday night to extend their hours. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch How ‘Black Friday’ Morphed Into ‘Gray Thursday’ Many Americans will head to the mall after Thanksgiving dinner to snag retail deals once reserved for the early morning of "Black Friday." But as retailers fear a sluggish consumer spending holiday season, more are opening on the actual holiday. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Retailers Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season Early Friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday retail season, but some stores are opening a day early. Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at how that's playing out in Denver, Colo., where some say the rush to start shopping is infringing… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch As Holiday Shopping Kicks Off, Middle Class Appears ‘Marginally Better’ Major retailers like Best Buy and Toys "R" Us are seeing longer lines this year and hoping it translates into higher sales for the holiday shopping season. But Yahoo! Finance economics editor Daniel Gross says it takes more than good… Continue watching