U.S. President Donald Trump and Stephen Hahn, Director of the Food and Drug Administration participate in the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on April 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told the head of the …
Read More »4 reasons why empty malls on Black Friday aren’t a bad omen
People walk through the King of Prussia mall, on Black Friday, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Instead of rushing to malls, Black Friday shoppers largely headed to retailers’ websites this year. The deal-heavy holiday came in the middle of a sales season that began in October …
Read More »Black Friday traffic in stores craters 52% during pandemic
Shoppers walk past an Apple Store at Franklin Park Mall during Black Friday. Shoppers go to stores to take advantage of Black Friday sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Traffic at stores on Black Friday fell by 52.1% compared with last year, as Americans …
Read More »Black Friday 2020 online shopping surges 22% to record $9 billion, Adobe says
People visit at the Shops at Hudson Yards during early opening for the Black Friday sales in Manhattan, New York, November 27, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Spending online on Black Friday this year surged nearly 22% to hit a new record, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as the …
Read More »Black Friday online shopping on track to hit record, Adobe says
People look at jewelry at Macy’s Herald Square during early opening for the Black Friday sales in Manhattan, New York, November 27, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Online sales on Black Friday are on track to reach a record high this year, as bargain hunters combed websites for deals and …
Read More »Black Friday 2020 traffic looks bleak at stores, malls
Hardly any lines. Empty parking lots. More employees than customers in stores. These are just some of the scenes playing out across the United States the morning of Black Friday 2020, a shopping holiday that in the past has drawn hoards of people to stores to score doorbuster deals before …
Read More »Black Friday may have seen ‘fundamental change’ due to Covid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic caused retailers to shift their approach to the holiday shopping season, opening the promotional window for Black Friday deals much earlier than years past. And some in the retail industry believe the adaptions may become standard practice going forward. “We’re seeing a fundamental change in the promotional …
Read More »Anti-spending movement gains momentum ahead of Black Friday
‘Tis the season to shore up your savings. In the days leading up to Black Friday, financial experts caution against overspending, particularly amid an economic crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic — and consumers are listening. One campaign, called “In the Black Friday,” spearheaded by the National Financial Educators Council, …
Read More »Car buyers seeking Black Friday deals on a truck likely out of luck
A car dealer shows a vehicle to customers at a dealership in Jersey City, New Jersey. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic is ending yet another annual holiday tradition for shoppers in 2020: Black Friday deals on new cars. Instead of offering the steep discounts to …
Read More »Black Friday is almost here. And shoppers are anxious.
A shopper uses his phone while wearing a face mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outside the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware U.S. November 19, 2020. Mark Makela | Reuters Black Friday is almost here. And consumers’ anxiety about shopping in stores and enclosed malls is only escalating, …
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Vice President Mike Pence listens to US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speak during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 19, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Health and Human …
Read More »The Match 3 golf tournament producer hopes to make it an annual Black Friday event
Tiger Woods and former NFL player Peyton Manning celebrate defeating Phil Mickelson and NFL player Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the 18th green during The Match: Champions For Charity at Medalist Golf Club on May 24, 2020 in Hobe Sound, Florida. Mike Ehrmann | Getty Images In …
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