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.

Black Friday 2020 Takes On New Forms To Adapt To COVID-19
Black Friday 2020 Takes On New Forms To Adapt To COVID-19
September 09, 2020  |  Retail

Just as the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of new eCommerce technologies, it might also hasten the demise of Black Friday as we’ve known it....

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Amazon Creates Its Own Black Friday
Amazon Creates Its Own Black Friday
September 08, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon put a new date on the calendar last week. No it’s not Prime Day. But it has told its sellers that “Black Friday” deals...

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Holiday 2020 Starts To Take Shape
Holiday 2020 Starts To Take Shape
August 13, 2020  |  Retail

Even without an official date set for Amazon’s Prime Day or Walmart’s Plus launch, the holiday season is starting to take shape. Judging from events...

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Google Cloud Readies For Black Friday Surge
Google Cloud Readies For Black Friday Surge
August 04, 2020  |  Retail

As U.S. stores recover from double-digit losses caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud division is expecting a surge in fourth-quarter sales as the...

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon Goes Off The Charts; Walmart Announces Layoffs
Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon Goes Off The Charts; Walmart Announces Layoffs
July 31, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

If Amazon and Walmart are fighting for the consumer’s whole paycheck, this week’s battle went to Amazon. Decisively, in fact. By any metrics, the company’s...

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Holiday Shapes Up To Be A Battle Royale
Whole Paycheck Tracker: Holiday Shapes Up To Be A Battle Royale
July 24, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

This week, the battle for the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck is more like a boxing match. In this corner, the brick-and-mortar champion, Walmart. And in...

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Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

Saying that “we know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently,” Walmart this week announced that its...

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Macy’s Considers Options For Black Friday Amid Pandemic
Macy’s Considers Options For Black Friday Amid Pandemic
July 02, 2020  |  Retail

As it starts to consider the holiday season in the age of social distancing, Macy’s Chairman and CEO Jeff Gennette noted on a recent call with analysts...

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
December 06, 2019  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and...

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