Black Friday is no longer just Black Friday. The shopping craze is oozing into the Thanksgiving, as more and more stores expand their sales. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues the spirit of Thanksgiving has been overrun by American consumerism.
Americans are expected to spend a total of $18.9 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. Find out some other facts about the business of the holiday.
About 56.9 million shoppers purchased Black Friday items in-store and online last week, and online sales saw a 9.5 percent increase from 2013.
With the start of the holiday shopping season, columnist Claire Noack says shoppers should be “checking their list twice” for which stores they should be supporting.
In recent years, Black Friday offers have been stretching into Thanksgiving Day and, in some cases, even earlier.
Designer Miranda Jerabek found compiled tips for college students to save money on popular cash drainers.
‘Tis the season to shop, and Designer Danielle Duet complied the statistics about which groups of consumers hit stores on Black Friday, what they buy and when they go.
Evidence of the Christmas creep, the seemingly inevitable early slide into the holiday shopping season, is already prevalent.
