Black Friday


Black Friday Success Bolsters November Retail Comps

Black Friday Shoppers 2011

New York—A warmer than usual November along with consumers holding off spending for Black Friday weekend resulted in mixed … [Read more...]

“Hyper” Monday Hits Sales Record of $1.25 Billion

Cyber Monday 2011

Reston, VA and Port Washington, NY—As expected, Cyber Monday sales hit a new single day selling record with sales increasing 22% … [Read more...]

American Eagle Bullish on Holiday as Q3 Profit Jump

AEO Holiday 2011

Pittsburgh—American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. reported today that its third quarter profit surged 59% thanks to an increase in … [Read more...]

Cyber Monday Sales Jump 33% to Possible Record?

The iPad Effect Cyber Monday 2011

Armonk, NY–While the final tally of Cyber Monday sales are still to come, early indications appear that the online holiday … [Read more...]

Black Friday Sales Surge, But Will Spending Continue?

Shoppers began lining up outside Macy's Herald Square about 6 p.m. Thursday for a midnight Black Friday opening. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP)

New York—First the good news: the hype around Black Friday apparently has paid off with shoppers out in record numbers—some … [Read more...]

eMarketer: Retail the Fastest Growing Mobile Category

eMarketer reports that retail is the fastest growing category among mobile phone users

New York—As smartphone and other handheld devices are adapted by the masses, there’s one function in particular that these … [Read more...]

Cyber Monday: A Tax-Free Sales Boon for E-Tailers?

Cyber Monday

Arlington, VA—Even with an estimated one in four adults shopping Black Friday sales today, a larger percent of shoppers say they … [Read more...]

Move Over Black Friday, Get Ready for a Bigger Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday 2011

New York—The big box retailers may be garnering most of the Black Friday buzz, but come Saturday, Nov. 26, thousands of small, … [Read more...]

Black Friday Shopping: Online or In Store?

Shoppers rush in a Target store in Baton Rouge, La., last year at 4 a.m.

New York—Black Friday-mania is hitting a fever pitch. As retailers push up their Black Friday schedules  up to midnight after … [Read more...]

Super Committee Failure to Darken Black Friday Sales?

Black Friday 2011

New York—With retailers poised for what promises to be one of the most competitive Black Friday weekends ever, could news of an … [Read more...]

Target Q3 Profit Rises Helped by Sales Increases, Credit Cards

"Target" on Black Friday Sales

Minneapolis—In what some retail analysts called today a “higher quality” earnings report, Target Corp. posted a … [Read more...]

Walmart’s U.S. Sales Rebound Despite Q3 Profit Miss

Walmart upped the ante on Black Friday, beginning its sales at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day

Bentonville, AR—While Walmart’s third quarter profit just missed expectations, the retail giant reported some good news about … [Read more...]

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