Thanksgiving

December usually means a holiday push for retail sales — but that may not hold true for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and sales of its latest iPhones.  Model Sales This year, Apple has produced perhaps its most diverse line of iPhones in terms of size, capability and price. The...

Every year, many of us gather around the dinner table and overindulge in a Thanksgiving feast. Between scoops of stuffing and pours of gravy, there’s time to catch up on what the family has been up to since last year. What is there to talk about this year? Some new, some old … and some...

Planning a Thanksgiving feast is no different from managing a portfolio: plan ahead and proceed with confidence. Step 1: The Game Plan Before running out to buy the Thanksgiving turkey and all the sides, it's important to take some time to create a game plan. These are some of the basic...

The Black Friday shopping event is almost here, and holiday shoppers are already planning their strategies. The website BestBlackFriday.com is on top of all the best deals, and here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about when they will be available. Thanksgiving Day Black Friday...

Just days before Thanksgiving marking the unofficial start to the holiday buying season, multiple retailers reported Tuesday their third-quarter results. Here is a summary of how the group performed. Target Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) earned $1.09 per share in the third quarter on revenue of $...

Thanksgiving and Black Friday have come and passed, which means it's time for the next key day for retail: Cyber Monday. What You Need To Know: Cyber Monday's history dates back to the early 2000s when companies offered online only deals. The tradition continues this year and consumers are...

Halloween has come and gone, which means it is now time to start looking forward to Black Friday shopping sales. The annual sales event is expected to be one of the busiest digital shopping days in U.S. history, according to a consumer insights and prediction report released by salesforce.com, inc...

Thanksgiving week is usually one of the strongest for retail sales in the United States, kicking off the holiday shopping season. This year was no different. According to the NPD Group’s data, weekly point-of-sale figures for the main general merchandise categories show sales in the...

GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) issued a press release on Wednesday announcing solid camera unit sales growth during the week of Black Friday, indicating restructuring efforts to trim costs and projecting strong holiday demand in the United States for its new HERO5 cameras. Camera Unit Sales Growth GoPro...

Wedbush said its checks show Black Friday promotions of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) and Anthropologie were higher than last year, with Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: FRAN) lapping tough compares despite strong traffic. Apparel Retailers “Traffic was strong at both Urban and...

Despite aggressive promotions, retail sales on the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend declined, with strong online sales growth being offset by declines in bricks-and-mortar sales, Wedbush’s Seth Basham said in a report. Basham mentioned that the decline was partly due to sales being...

As online retailers kick off Cyber Monday sales, early Black Friday numbers this holiday season seem to be mixed. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is reporting that 154 million shoppers made purchases over Black Friday weekend, up from 151 million in 2015. However, those 154 million consumers...

Specialty retail and departmental stores witnessed mixed Black Friday weekend sales versus 2015, with e-commerce remaining “the clear winner” and in-store revenue continuing to be under pressure, Morgan Stanley’s Kimberly C. Greenberger said in a report. In-Store Mixed, E-Commerce...

Although all festivities around the Thanksgiving Day are now past us, the shopping bonanza is far from over. Shoppers thronged stores during the Thanksgiving weekend, the four-day period starting Thursday. Online behemoths such as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) as well...

If you believe Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping was just limited to U.S. retailers, think again, as recent findings from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) shows that retailers outside the United States too have seen significant growth in online sales this year during these...