Black Friday Deals

Battle For Deals Nationwide Includes Pepper Spray, Shootings

Posted 11.25.2011

The holiday shopping season got off to an ugly start with shoppers pepper-spraying one another to battle for bargains and robbers shooting shopper...

WATCH: All-Time Craziest Black Friday Moments

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 11.25.2011

Black Friday -- the two foreboding words conjure up visions of winding lines, stuffed shopping carts, stampedes of shoppers and seriously annoying com...

Black Friday 2011 Shoppers Share Their Experiences [SLIDESHOW]

Posted 11.25.2011

With deals on everything from big screen televisions to scarves, Black Friday offers the opportunity for shoppers to splurge on discounted items. G...

10 Outstanding Year-End Deals (And the Lowest Fares to Get You There)

George Hobica | Posted 01.25.2012

George Hobica

In this short but excellent space in time (known as "dead weeks" in the travel biz), much of the world (well, places you don't have to spend a ton of money to fly to) is your oyster. This is, for example, a fantastic time for domestic road trips, or visits to Mexico and Canada. Sometimes, the bargains are so seriously good, it's enough to make you want to cancel Christmas (and New Year's) and take your time off now.

Apple Offers Black Friday Deals

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 11.25.2011

On November 25, Apple's online store slashed prices on several popular items in honor of Black Friday. The discounted items offered during the one-...

20 Walmart Shoppers Injured In Pepper Spray Incident

AP | By ROBERT JABLON | Posted 01.24.2012

LOS ANGELES -- A woman trying to improve her chance to buy cheap electronics at a Walmart in a wealthy suburb spewed pepper spray on a crowd of shoppe...

Amanda L. Chan

8 Tips To Curb Overspending On Black Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 11.25.2011

Do you get a rush when you purchase something? When you swipe your credit card, use the stylus to hit "yes" on the machine, and then take your just-bo...

Shoppers Answer Stores' Call, Showing Up Early For Black Friday Deals

AP | MAE ANDERSON AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 01.24.2012

A shopper in Los Angeles pepper-sprayed her competition for an Xbox and scuffles broke out elsewhere around the U.S. as bargain-hunters crowded stores...

LIVE UPDATES: Retailers Use Early Openings, Deals To Lure Black Friday Shoppers

Posted 11.25.2011

Black Friday: It's one of the biggest shopping days of the year -- famous for long lines, huge deals and shopper stampedes. And this year, even in a d...

Black Friday Mania: 11 Dystopian Books

Madeleine Crum | Posted 11.25.2011

The bizarre and sometimes violent social phenomenon that is Black Friday is upon us. Although past years have resulted in sleep loss, trampling and st...

Use Social Media To Save Bigger On Black Friday

Posted 11.24.2011

According to CNN Money, more than 152 million people will be shopping over Black Friday weekend, which, thanks to extended hours, now starts on Thursd...

On Your Mark, Get Set, Shop!

Third Age | Posted 11.24.2011

Some consumers dream of Black Friday all year long, relishing the predawn moment when they can run the door-buster gauntlet. But what products are li...

Black Friday Travel Deals: The Best Travel Buys This Holiday Season

Peter Greenberg | Posted 01.24.2012

Peter Greenberg

Don't go to the mall with your family on Black Friday. Instead, go online to score 2012 travel deals.

Will The Trend Hold? More Shoppers Showed Up At Midnight On Black Friday Last Year

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 11.23.2011

If recent trends hold true, a nationwide push to get customers in stores earlier than ever on Black Friday may pay off. The share of Black Friday ...

Alice Hines

Unemployed And Eager To Shop On Black Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 11.24.2011

Laurie Black, a 32-year-old preschool teacher from Auburn, Mass., finds herself out of a job this holiday season for the second year in a row. But she...

Nate C. Hindman

As Daily Deals Evolve, Startups Look To Solve 'The Groupon Problem'

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 11.23.2011

Consider it the daily-deal gold rush. First, there was Groupon's much-anticipated IPO in early November, which valued the market leader at $12.7 billi...

Black Friday: A Post-Thanksgiving Sales Guide To Buying Locally

Posted 11.25.2011

Before putting on your shoulder pads and Tebowing in advance of Black Friday, we have great news: you can avoid most of the long lines and NFL-worthy ...

What Black Friday Ads Are Actually Saying

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 11.22.2011

Black Friday has become a tradition as ubiquitous as pumpkin-colored pie and fried turkey-related third-degree burns. And while we're putting the fini...

Video Game Prices Slashed For Black Friday

Posted 11.22.2011

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Retailers are saving some of their deepest discounts on Black Friday for video game products, with large chains Wal-M...

Target Workers: Please Let Us Stay Home On Thanksgiving

Posted 11.16.2011

The lines between Thanksgiving day and Black Friday are blurring this year and some aren't happy about it. Tens of thousands have signed a petitio...

TV Retailers Plan To Be 'Aggressive' With Promotions On Black Friday

Posted 01.06.2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may not be a blood bath, but it will definitely be a dogfight. The television aisles of top U.S. retailers are poised f...

Target To Open At Midnight On Black Friday

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

NEW YORK -- As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. said Friday that its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day for the ...

Early Black Friday Deals, Deep Discounts Are Luring Shoppers This YearEarly Black Friday Deals, Deep Discounts Are Luring Shoppers This Year

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Shoppers spent a bit more in early November, raising retailers' spirits about the holiday season right before it kicks into high gear. ...

Black Friday Deals: Where To Find The Biggest Savings

WalletPop | Posted 05.25.2011

If it seems the Black Friday hype is starting earlier this year, you're not wrong. Retailers are more competitive than ever before and Black Friday ad...

Black Friday Deals Will Start In...October

nytimes.com | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 05.25.2011

The year's most popular discount shopping event, referring to the Friday after Thanksgiving, is arriving ahead of Halloween this year, with some promo...