Biggest deal for retailers? Being first to open doors Joan Verdon / Bergen Record Target is opening at 4 a.m., so Kohl’s is opening at 3 a.m. Walmart is opening at midnight, so Toys “R” Us is opening at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving evening. It’s the annual race of the retailers to beat the competition to […]

More holiday shoppers log on for deals Steve Raabe / The Denver Post Online shopping is projected to take a bigger slice of the holiday retail pie this year. The increase comes from more shoppers using online specialists such as Amazon and Overstock, and conventional brick-and-mortar stores upping their presence on the Web. Nearly two-thirds […]

Pulling all-nighters, Black Friday shoppers give retailers hope Kavita Kumar / St. Louis Post-Dispatch By 10 a.m. on Black Friday, Amy Terris already was wrapping up her holiday shopping — after pulling an all-nighter. Thousands of others followed her lead as retailers, wanting to jolt consumers from a slumbering economy, dangled earlier and deeper discounts […]

Shoppers wild but wise Sue Stock / News & Observer On the surface, Black Friday looked pretty normal. Eager shoppers rushed to area shopping centers in the early morning hours and throughout the day to snap up bargains. But this year, shoppers’ tentative mood has retailers on edge. Depending on the results this weekend, retailers […]

Some retailers buck push to be open on Thanksgiving Steve Raabe / The Denver Post Chuck Ewing has a Thanksgiving shopping tip for you: Stay home. The chief executive of Appliance Factory Outlet is taking a stand against Turkey Day commerce. In the face of a movement by merchants to open their doors on Thanksgiving […]

Retailers push Black Friday ever earlier; some start Thursday Jon Chavez / Toledo Blade Who needs rest when there are bargains? Apparently convinced that consumers would rather shop than sleep, many retailers have moved opening times even earlier Friday, dubbed Black Friday and one of the busiest shopping days of the year. And several retailers […]