Black Friday credit union marketing exercise: get to the malls
by: James Robert Lay You have a choice to make on Black Friday. Sleep in and eat leftover turkey. Or hit the malls early and wait in line. If you are planning to grow your [...]
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“Tis the season to ‘Buy Local’…”
By Amanda Brenneman When you hear the terms ‘Black Friday’, ‘Small Business Saturday’, ‘Cyber Monday’ and ‘Giving Tuesday’, you know what time of year it is- it’s Christmas time! (But, questions remain… Where’d [...]
New data hints at accelerating economic recovery
While some economy watchers have been disappointed by lackluster retail sales over the long Black Friday weekend, two other data points released Monday suggest the economic recovery is picking up steam. by. Christopher Matthews The [...]
Sluggish start to holiday shopping season
Even with deep price cuts and an extra day of shopping at many retailers, the holiday shopping season got off to a relatively weak start. By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney The National Retail Federation reported that [...]
Epic Thanksgiving-Black Friday shopping weekend: The essential guide
Where are the best deals to be found? What’s necessary to snag the hottest doorbusters and freebies? Which deals are truly deals, and which are just hype? By Brad Tuttle @bradrtuttle Read on to [...]
Have we finally had enough of “Black Friday”?
by Ron Daly Thanksgiving? What's Thanksgiving? I scarcely remember. The days of slaving over a hot stove to produce the perfect turkey and watching endless hours of football and falling asleep on the couch are [...]
Black Friday credit union marketing exercise: Get to the malls
by. James Robert Lay You have a choice to make on Black Friday. Sleep in and eat left over turkey. Or hit the malls early and wait in line. If you are planning to grow [...]
5 myths about black friday you shouldn’t believe
When it comes to shopping on Black Friday, deals abound, but if shoppers aren’t careful, they could easily fall into spending traps and blow their budgets. By Kathryn Buschman Vasel, Money Tree “People need [...]
Black Friday ads are out: Here’s where the best deals are
In the past week, the floodgates have opened and all the major retailers have released their ads for Black Friday. by Matt Brownell It's unusual for those ads to be made public this early in [...]
Retailers: Gobble up holiday deals now
Retailers push holiday deals earlier than ever as they compete against both each other and a shorter shopping season. By Hadley Malcolm , USA TODAY Forget Black Friday. Or Black Thursday. Several retailers are already touting [...]
Weekly Wrap: Buyers Beware
Ahh, the holiday season. What a glorious time of year it is when Americans put aside their usual, everyday obsession with consumption and replace it with ritualized practices of consumption. Just as Thanksgiving’s gluttony [...]
Shoppers Out in Droves: 5 Things to Know for the Week
BY SIMON ZHEN Every year, it seems like Black Friday gets a little crazier and a little more extreme. This year, retailers decided to open door earlier — before you even had time to finish your [...]