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.

What Black Friday Tells Us About The Future Of Retail
What Black Friday Tells Us About The Future Of Retail
November 26, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

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Foot Traffic Down During Thanksgiving, Black Friday As Internet Sales Surge
Foot Traffic Down During Thanksgiving, Black Friday As Internet Sales Surge
November 26, 2018  |  Retail

With the movement to shop online going on unabated, foot traffic to U.S. stores during Thanksgiving and Black Friday declined year over year. Get the...

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Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China
November 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

The turkey has been eaten, the leftovers have been wrapped up and there is only one thing left to do for most Americans: face the...

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Black Friday Online Spending Jumped 24 Pct From 2017
Black Friday Online Spending Jumped 24 Pct From 2017
November 26, 2018  |  Retail

Black Friday sales soared this weekend, with more Americans choosing to skip the crowds and do the majority of their holiday shopping online. Reuters reported that...

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Physical Stores Have Winning Position During Holiday Shopping
Physical Stores Have Winning Position During Holiday Shopping
November 23, 2018  |  Retail

Digital is certainly the bee’s knees, the rad kid of commerce, the hippest person in the place. But don’t get too carried away — during the...

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NRF Survey: 164M Shoppers This Thanksgiving Weekend
NRF Survey: 164M Shoppers This Thanksgiving Weekend
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

Thanksgiving will see as many as 164 million shoppers spending their way through the holiday weekend and into Cyber Monday. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

U.S. consumers increased their online shopping by nearly 17 percent before Black Friday, according to new data published by Adobe Analytics this week. Online shopping spend...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

To enhance the training of its employee associates, Walmart is investing in virtual reality (VR) to help employees experience retail situations like the Black Friday...

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