Black Friday

Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas shopping season since 1952. PYMNTS has been following Black Friday deal and will continue to update with the latest.

Digital Shift, COVID Fears Push Black Friday To Brink Of Irrelevance
Digital Shift, COVID Fears Push Black Friday To Brink Of Irrelevance
November 05, 2020  |  Retail

Recognize the names Jay Gould and Jim Fisk? These two Wall Street warlocks of yore were accused (and assuredly guilty) of some of the greatest...

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Digital River CEO: Branding Will Drive Holiday Success
Digital River CEO: Branding Will Drive Holiday Success
November 02, 2020  |  Retail

For retailers, the beginning of November would normally be the ramp-up to the holiday season. It used to be a time to check inventory, optimize...

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Trends In Retail Shopping Events And Mobile Banking
Trends In Retail Shopping Events And Mobile Banking
October 26, 2020  |  Today In Data

Retailers have been rethinking discounting merchandise for Black Friday, mostly because of the deep discounting that became a necessity in March when COVID-19 first took...

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Walmart To Hold Black Friday Deals On Three November Weekends
Walmart To Hold Black Friday Deals On Three November Weekends
October 14, 2020  |  Retail

As a way to decrease large gatherings in its stores amid COVID-19, Walmart will have its usual single-day Black Friday promotions during three weekends next month...

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Best Buy Plans To Start Black Friday Deals On Oct. 13-14
Best Buy Plans To Start Black Friday Deals On Oct. 13-14
October 08, 2020  |  Retail

Best Buy plans to start its Black Friday deals on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 to assist customers in beginning their holiday shopping season safely...

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Today In Retail News: Black Friday Could Have Shades Of Gray; Taco Bell Goes Into eGifting
Today In Retail News: Black Friday Could Have Shades Of Gray; Taco Bell Goes Into...
October 07, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail stores, Black Friday is likely to look very different this year, Taco Bell is launching an eGifting service and Walmart is...

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Black Friday Heads Toward Shades Of Gray
Black Friday Heads Toward Shades Of Gray
October 07, 2020  |  Retail

By the time retailers get to Black Friday, they will have worked through almost two months of sales events – both proprietary and otherwise –...

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Retailers Look To Redefine Holidays For Q4
Retailers Look To Redefine Holidays For Q4
September 17, 2020  |  Retail

What a difference a day makes – or doesn’t make. While the retail industry waits for Amazon to officially announce Prime Day, some other events...

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Today In Payments: Visa, PayPal Expand Real-Time Payments Partnership; Credit Suisse To Launch Digital Banking App
Today In Payments: Visa, PayPal Expand Real-Time Payments Partnership; Credit Suisse To Launch Digital Banking...
September 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Visa and PayPal have expanded their real-time payments partnership, and Credit Suisse is launching a digital banking app. Plus, Reliance Industries...

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