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.

Low-Cost Retailers To Get Most Lift From Black Friday
Low-Cost Retailers To Get Most Lift From Black Friday
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

The winners on Black Friday may be the big players in low-cost retail. Think Walmart, of course – and others, too. Wall Street research from Jefferies, noted in...

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UPS Hits Retailers With Holiday Shipping Fee Surprise
UPS Hits Retailers With Holiday Shipping Fee Surprise
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, retailers are facing a new challenge: extra shipping fees during the busiest weeks. The Wall Street Journal...

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Busting The Door Busters On Black Friday
Busting The Door Busters On Black Friday
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

What has a pre-season, post-season, and championship playoff? If you said “football,” you’re not wrong – but the terms could also apply to the holiday...

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Black Friday’s Not Dead; It’s Just Flown The Coop
Black Friday’s Not Dead; It’s Just Flown The Coop
November 24, 2017  |  Retail

America invented Thanksgiving, but it has mostly kept that holiday to itself. The day after Thanksgiving, however, is another story. Black Friday originally marked the...

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Amazon Australia To Open Thursday
Amazon Australia To Open Thursday
November 23, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon.com is coming to Australia, notifying third-party sellers to prepare to accept retail orders on Thursday (Nov. 23). According to news from Reuters, citing a...

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A Holly, Jolly – And Connected – Christmas
A Holly, Jolly – And Connected – Christmas
November 22, 2017  |  Internet of Things

There will certainly be many sales to choose from once the Thanksgiving dinner dishes have all been cleared and the Black Friday festivities begin at...

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Why REI Is Opting Outside Again This Year
Why REI Is Opting Outside Again This Year
November 21, 2017  |  Retail

Daring to be different can pay dividends. And yet, even at Thanksgiving — once the start of the holiday shopping season — some consumers can already feel...

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Another Singles’ Day, Another Series Of Smashed Records For Alibaba And Alipay
Another Singles’ Day, Another Series Of Smashed Records For Alibaba And Alipay
November 13, 2017  |  Retail

While American retailers are gearing up for the one-two punch of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping day in China’s year has already...

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Walmart Gets Ready To Black Friday Rumble
Walmart Gets Ready To Black Friday Rumble
November 10, 2017  |  Retail

Two weeks before Black Friday, Walmart is already preparing and hoping to get shoppers thinking that way as well. In a Thursday (Nov. 9) announcement,...

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