November 22, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, Deloitte
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — Black Friday will be back this year, according to Deloitte’s “2021 Pre-Thanksgiving Pulse Survey,” released on Monday. The survey found that 56% of consumers are planning to shop in-store on Black Friday, up from 41% last year. The share of online sales for the day is holding steady at 18%. Black Friday
November 17, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, NRF
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

WASHINGTON – Nearly 2 million more people than last year are expected to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “We’re expecting another record-breaking holiday season this year and Thanksgiving weekend will play a major role as
November 12, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, Meijer, Peter Whitsett
Leading Headlines, Retail News

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer has revealed a sneak peek at weeklong holiday deals that will replace traditional Black Friday sales its stores have offered in recent years. The ads are the latest in the retailer’s continued efforts to provide customers opportunities to adjust their shopping strategies due to the pandemic. The sneak peek confirms sales will
October 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, Target
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

MINNEAPOLIS — Target has announced its “Black Friday Now” deals, a series of week-long sales that run throughout November, making it easy for guests to plan ahead and find the best deals, whenever they choose to shop. To give holiday shoppers extra confidence, the retailer is also updating and expanding its Price Match Guarantee, so
November 28, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, Cyber Monday, holiday shopping sales, Matthew Shay, multichannel shopper, National Retail Federation, Phil Rist, Prosper Insights & Analytics
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

WASHINGTON — From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, more than 165 million Americans shopped either in stores or online, surpassing the 164 million who had said they would shop in a consumer sentiment survey conducted ahead of the holiday, the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics said. The average shopper spent $313.29 on
November 26, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, International Council of Shopping Centers, Tom McGee, Walmart
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK —Black Friday lived up to its reputation as the busiest shopping day of the year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, which estimates that about 151 million people visited a mall or shopping center over the weekend. “Black Friday kicked the holiday shopping season into high gear, driven by positive consumer
November 19, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday shopping, Cyber Monday, Deloitte, Holiday shopping trends, Rod Sides
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK— According to a new survey from Deloitte, more than 7 in 10 (71%) holiday shoppers plan to head to the stores and online over the Thanksgiving weekend (Thanksgiving Thursday — Cyber Monday). Holiday shoppers say they’ll spend an average of $420 between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, and 88% expect to spend more or the
November 23, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Black Friday, Black Friday shopping, Christmas selling season, David Pinto, drug stores
2015, Issue 11-23-2015, Issues, Opinion

Black Friday is here — again. But the current promotion bears little resemblance to the event that, apparently eons ago, ushered in the Christmas selling season by offering shoppers, for a limited time on the day following Thanksgiving, holiday specials that lured customers into all manner of stores. Black Friday today appears to linger for