Black Friday

While incentives are not as plentiful as they typically are in December, you can still find some makes and models with good deals.

The retail trade group expects 2020 holiday sales to rise by between 3.6% and 5.2% year over year, as Americans spend less on travel and dining out.

As retailers look to prevent crowded stores during the pandemic, the holiday shopping season has grown longer.

While Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday typically grab the spotlight, Giving Tuesday, launched in 2012, may be the most significant of them all when it comes to actually making a difference.

The viral pandemic is accelerating a transformation of America’s holiday shopping season.

Holiday shoppers’ dramatic shift towards buying gifts online during the pandemic will challenge retailers as they try to drive both sales and profitability.

Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones

With the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to do holiday shopping online, scams are on the rise, experts say. The FBI’s Financial Crimes section expects cybercriminals to be preying on people looking for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals....
People who are in tighter financial straits or otherwise stressed from the pandemic might be more likely to fall for such scams...

After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope

Turnout was much lighter than usual early this Black Friday at the Tanger Outlets National Harbor. News4’s Megan McGrath takes a look there, while Justin Finch reports on small businesses in Old Town Alexandria.

After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope

In years past, long lines formed outside big box stores as shoppers sought bargains. News4’s Shomari Stone reports on what Black Friday looks like in a pandemic.

Black Friday looks a lot different this year. Retailers have been rolling out deals all month, but you don’t have to depend on big holiday markdowns to save big at Walmart. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan has four tips for scoring a bigger deal.

After opening all your Black Friday orders, you can just gather all that packaging on the floor and take it to the recycling bin, right? Not so fast — it’s not that simple. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado talked to a recycling expert about exactly what packaging can get recycled, and what is still destined for the landfill.

Black Friday is the nation’s biggest shopping day and its impact on the environment is equally huge. But it’s possible to take advantage of those giant Black Friday sales while keeping your environmental impact low. Here are three tips to make your discount shopping more environmentally-friendly.

Allbirds and Haglofs are just a couple of the retailers making an effort to turn Black Friday into Green Friday by either giving back or scaling back on retail’s biggest shopping day. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado and NBC Bay Area reporter Chris Chmura explain why these retailers are thinking outside the box.

How did Black Friday become America’s biggest shopping day of the year? It may surprise you to learn that the way it started had nothing to do with shopping at all. NBCLX’s Janine Doyon traced the history of Black Friday from its origins in 1960 to the nearly week-long celebration of consumerism it is today.

Black Friday’s discounts are deep, and so is its impact on the environment. Expedited shipping combined with packaging that’s not as recyclable as you may think and hasty purchasing decisions result in tons of waste and greenhouse gases. Here’s what you can do to help.

Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shows why you should do your holiday shopping sooner rather than later.

The holiday shopping season is going to be a lot different this year because of the pandemic. Retailers are urging you to start your holiday shopping as soon as possible. Many are offering Black Friday deals through the entire month of November to avoid the usual crowds the day after Thanksgiving. The National Retail Federation (NRF) says waiting to do…