Black Friday (shopping)

When the clock strikes 'done shopping'

2012-12-24 03:00:00

There is a most magical hour every Christmas season, and it is not the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, when the darkened church glows with candles in anticipation of a child's birth. It is not dawn on Christmas morning, when excited children wake...

Small toy shops expect bright holiday

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Just as Tom and Claudia Towles were opening their second Baltimore toy shop four years ago, the recession hit. The owners of aMuse Toys decided to cut back — not on staff or selling space — but on the number of manufacturers whose products...

Is this Cyber Monday the last without sales tax?

2012-11-26 08:49:00

Retail analysts reported a curious trend this Black Friday. On the traditional first shopping day of the Christmas season, the number of visits to malls, big box stores and other retailers increased, according to the analytics firm ShopperTrak, but the...

Harford reactions mixed to Black Friday early openings

2012-11-27 12:01:47

The Friday after Thanksgiving, known as "Black Friday," is typically the first day of the holiday shopping season. Traditionally, people got up early Friday morning to line up at their favorite stores so they can take advantage of special sales and rare...

Black Friday shoppers may have done more browsing than buying

2012-11-25 14:26:00

Domingo Catalan powered through the Thanksgiving night crowds to get his children toys. He methodically checked all the boxes on his relatives' wish lists on Black Friday. And before he goes to work as a data analyst for a government contractor on Cyber...

Retailers say they are bullish on in-store and online holiday sales

2012-11-25 13:53:46

What's next after Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

2012-11-25 00:00:00

After the big shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, nonprofits across the country want you to spend more — on Giving Tuesday. This is a fundraising initiative in which nonprofits and even big corporations will encourage people to make a...

Online buying surged for Black Friday -- will it for Cyber Monday?

2012-11-26 07:13:00

Black Friday is a big day for brick-and-mortar retailers, as they hope to lure consumers in with "doorbuster" sales. But this year's Black Friday was also huge for online sales. ComScore is reporting that e-commerce sales for the Friday after...

For some, 'Green Friday' is traditional day to pick the perfect tree

2012-11-24 19:37:00

Opening day at Ruhl's Christmas Tree Farm, Nov. 23, found the day mild and bright. While many were out enjoying Black Friday sales, Ruhl's collection of trees in Phoenix attracted residents from around the area in search of the perfect tree for holiday...

Black Friday begins at midnight for 48 Columbia Mall stores

2012-11-21 11:58:00

Many of the Mall in Columbia retailers are opening their doors at 12 a.m. on Black Friday. Below is the full list of retailers opening at the stroke of midnight: 77Kids by American Eagle, A Christmas to Remember, Aeropostale, ALDO, ALDO Accessories,...

'Glee' recap: Dynamic Duets

2012-11-22 18:04:00

Things I'd rather be doing than watching "Glee" on Thanksgiving night: 1) Watching the Patriots and the Jets (generally speaking, I can't stand Cry Baby Brady, but he's my fantasy QB, so I need him to crush the Jets.); 2) Watching the Michael Jackson...

Black Friday brings out crowds, some slopping over from Thursday

2012-11-23 15:25:42

Diane Townes waited in line for 12 hours to get her door-buster deals — printers, a laptop and a 50-inch television — so imagine her chagrin when it looked like she wouldn't be able to squeeze it all into her car Friday morning. The Owings...

Target said its policy of matching the prices of select online retailers will now be year-round. Above, Target shoppers in Chesapeake, Va., get a jump on Black Friday on Thanksgiving night.

2013-01-08 09:03:00

Wal-Mart workers protested on Black Friday around Southern California, complaining about the increasingly early start to the post-Thanksgiving shopping push while also agitating for higher wages and better healthcare.

2012-12-05 08:40:46

Delaura Parker, of Towson, places a Black Friday sale item into her shopping cart at the Towson Target store. Parker said she has been out shopping since six o'clock Thanksgiving night. Shoppers found no lines at the Towson Target store early on Black Friday because the store opened at 9 p.m.

2012-11-30 07:03:00