black friday

Smartphones Tame Black Friday Shopping Frenzy

8:09am November 28, 2015

by Sonari Glinton

Phones are becoming more shopping-friendly and more consumers are willing to wait for online deals. This year's online sales boost signals an era of mobile shopping as retailers race to keep up.

Shoppers Manuel Orellano, middle, with his daughter Marcela, left, and her son Manuel, 6, shop for children's clothing at JCPenney at Glendale Galleria shopping mall in Glendale, Calif, on Friday.

Black Friday Sales Down At Stores, Surge Online

2:33pm November 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

More shopping on Thanksgiving Day diluted the Black Friday numbers somewhat, according to a ShopperTrak survey. A separate survey by IBM showed a nearly 10 percent increase in online sales.

Police are on guard as shoppers line up for a Black Friday sale at a Tesco store in Cardiff, Britain.

America's Black Friday Craziness Has Crossed The Pond

11:56am November 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The wild discount shopping that once was only a U.S. phenomenon has caught on in the U.K. and elsewhere, thanks largely to online retail giant Amazon.

Festivalgoers browse for books during the Miami Book Fair International. PBS will provide live coverage of the fair's events over the course of three days this year.

Books
Arts

Book News: PBS Promises 'Olympic-Style' Coverage Of Miami Book Fair

10:08am November 10, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

The network will feature the massive festival, which boasts hundreds of authors and countless more attendees, in a live webcast. Across the Atlantic, The Hunger Games is getting a theater adaptation.

Economy

Hunting for Great Shopping Deals

8:08am November 29, 2013

The big retail hunt is on for deep retail discounts.