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.

First Data: Bricks Held Their Own Against The Clicks On Black Friday

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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Today In Data: The Payments And Commerce Rapid Reset
Today In Data: The Payments And Commerce Rapid Reset
November 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

The world going into holiday 2018 is a very different place than it was even a year ago – though the changes may not be...

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Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
Top 10 Shopping Apps Had A Strong Black Friday Showing
November 26, 2018  |  Retail

The nation’s top 10 shopping apps had a strong showing in Apple’s App Store during the Black Friday shopping weekend, with the combined apps adding...

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