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.

Online Holiday Spending Already A Record-Breaker
Online Holiday Spending Already A Record-Breaker
December 07, 2018  |  Retail

Christmas is just around the corner, and online holiday shoppers have been busier and spending more than ever, according to a new report. Online sales...

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Today In Data: Retailers See Strong Start To The Holidays
Today In Data: Retailers See Strong Start To The Holidays
December 05, 2018  |  Today In Data

Merchants experienced a strong start to the holiday season, with retail spend growth up 7.5 percent on a year-over-year basis over Thanksgiving and Black Friday....

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First Data: Bricks Held Their Own Against The Clicks On Black Friday
First Data: Bricks Held Their Own Against The Clicks On Black Friday
December 04, 2018  |  Retail

Tough to beat was 2017's Black Friday shopping season, but beaten it was as U.S. consumers remained strong. A new report from First Data shows...

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Today In Data: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (For Cybercrime)
Today In Data: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (For Cybercrime)
December 03, 2018  |  Today In Data

A tidal wave  of consumers hit the stores (online and real world) for the kick-off weekend of the holiday shopping season, trying to snap up...

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New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of cars. The numbers...

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Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
Why Cyber Monday Is Quietly Becoming Cyber Week
November 29, 2018  |  Retail

By all accounts, Cyber Monday 2018 was a roaring success. With, according to the most popular estimate, 7.9 billion in online sales, the result beat...

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PayPal Mobile Payments Get A $2B Holiday Boost
PayPal Mobile Payments Get A $2B Holiday Boost
November 28, 2018  |  Mobile

If Hollywood, gripped by reboot fever, ever remakes the 1983 classic movie “A Christmas Story” — hey, we are just doing a thought experiment here,...

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, surpassing the 164 million estimate the National...

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Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that this year’s Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, with more products ordered across...

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