Black Friday

There is only one Black Friday and apparently, shoppers this year are well aware of that fact.

You have it all planned out: you're going to wake up ridiculously early Friday morning to score some excellent shopping deals so you can get a lot of holiday shopping done. Sounds like any other Black Friday, right? For two shopping malls in America, that shopping trip is one giant research laboratory.

Planning to get a jump on your holiday shopping this week? Don’t forget man’s best friend — a variety of pet retailers are offering steals and deals for the dog and cat sets on Black Friday. Get out there early and get Fido what he really wants for the holidays this year!

Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want to avoid purchasing, along with when you may be able to score the best deals on them...

This week kicks off the, “Super Bowl” of retailing, the annual holiday shopping season. What do merchants expect from you, the consumer?

Some stores have made headlines this week for opening their doors to Black Friday shoppers on Thanksgiving night instead of the following day, but for one young Florida woman, even that’s not early enough.

Matthew Staver, Bloomberg/Getty Black Friday is not a casual shopping day, but rather it is the closet thing civilians will ever get to tasting real combat. As such, one should treat it like a military mission, with objectives, casualties and above all, strategies...

Jessie Hagen/Pamela/IAmButtonGirl, Etsy While the sellers on Etsy.com are probably hoping you'll spend all your Christmas cash on their handicrafts come Cyber Monday, it seems many of them are also aware how much people love a good, live-and-in-person Black Friday sale...

Are you pumped for the earlier Black Friday hours? Well, even if you're not, many people are, and that means crowds of clawing and elbowing customers will be looking for the best deals. Whether you're a seasoned Black Friday shopper or someone venturing out into the retail wilderness for the first time, you can save some hair pulling by letting your smart phone do most of the work...

Walmart, Target and Macy’s are just a handful of stores opening their doors on Thanksgiving night this year.

This year, stores like Target, Macy’s and Kohls plan on beginning their Black Friday sales at midnight on Thanksgiving in order to claim a piece of the retail pie. While this may be beneficial for the company and customers, the workers seem to be getting the short end of the stick. Target employees in particular are not happy about the change, with one even starting an online petition called ‘Tell