Black Friday weekend sees a record 247M shoppers and $59.1B in sales — almost half online

November 26, 2012 9:41 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

It may indeed be better to give than to receive, but not everyone was shopping for Christmas gifts.

Americans could spend $32B this weekend on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals

November 21, 2012 12:04 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Up to 147 million Americans are planning to shake off their turkey dinners, get up early, and visit their favorite retailers this coming Black Friday. And they'll spend almost $30 billion doing it.