As the number of people traveling for Thanksgiving is projected to hit levels not seen since 2019, a growing number of consumers are turning to digital tools to book, manage documents and pay for things along the way in hopes of making their trips go...
The past several weeks have seen countless reports about the challenges that would give a cockeyed optimist momentary pause before giving thanks: supply chain issues delaying deliveries of turkeys and other staples, inflation pushing prices higher and a pandemic that just doesn’t seem to want...
If you’re reading this, the turkey’s got you stuffed, you’ve had your fill of the stuffing, and you’ve had your fill of the relatives. Maybe you’ve had your fill of parades, dog shows and football on TV, too. You’re probably also taking a break —...
If those Thanksgiving Day doorbuster stampedes of yore aren’t officially dead, they’re definitely on life support. This unseemly holiday afternoon spectacle, a staple of evening newscasts for the past 20 years — where eager shoppers are televised standing in line and then running into retailers...
November 24, 2022
The bird’s likely a bit smaller. The pies, store bought. The sides? Maybe potluck — and your aunt’s trial-and-error adventures in cranberry sauce are known for being both an error and a trial. Thursday’s a day of thanks, and yes, it’s a day of gathering. But as we gather round the table, the table may not groan under the weight […]
November 24, 2022
As the number of people traveling for Thanksgiving is projected to hit levels not seen since 2019, a growing number of consumers are turning to digital tools to book, manage...
November 25, 2021
The past several weeks have seen countless reports about the challenges that would give a cockeyed optimist momentary pause before giving thanks: supply chain issues delaying deliveries of turkeys and...
November 25, 2021
If you’re reading this, the turkey’s got you stuffed, you’ve had your fill of the stuffing, and you’ve had your fill of the relatives. Maybe you’ve had your fill of...
November 22, 2021
Target is keeping its stores closed permanently on Thanksgiving Day, according to an Associated Press report on Monday (Nov. 22), indefinitely extending a practice that started when the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused retailers to change the way they approach the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Last year, U.S. holiday sales […]
November 18, 2021
Inflation is taking a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner, with prices anticipated to be up about 14% over last year, according to data from the Farm Bureau’s 36th annual survey...
November 19, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with a warning against Americans traveling home for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing concerns...
July 27, 2020
Target said in a press release on Monday (July 27) that, as part of its holiday shopping and COVID-19 plans, it will close on Thanksgiving. The chain’s move follows Walmart’s...
