Holiday Shopping Season Is Losing Some Of Its Power
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season is losing some of its power in the year’s sales. November and December now account for less than 21 percent of annual...
View ArticleRetailers Try To Step Up Their Game Heading Into The Holidays
NEW YORK (AP) – Stores are trying to step up their game online and in person for the critical holiday season, from dangling more discounts to livening up their stores. And Amazon, which is expanding...
View ArticleTarget Will Give Shoppers A Breather Between Thanksgiving & Black Friday
NEW YORK (AP) – Target is offering shoppers a breather after holiday shopping on Thanksgiving. The Minneapolis-based discounter says it will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving and then close at midnight...
View ArticleWalmart To Offer Black Friday Deals Early On Its Website
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart hopes to tempt shoppers with online deals before Black Friday. It’s beginning some online deals Thursday and plans to offer most of its Black Friday deals online...
View ArticleBlack Friday Facts That Retailers Don’t Want You To Know
NEW YORK (CBS NEWS/NerdWallet) – Like the arrival of Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve, each year retailers deliver a host of deals, discounts and freebies for shoppers as part of a highly anticipated...
View ArticleAmazon Heads Into The Holidays With Magnified Store Presence
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon goes into the holiday season with a newly magnified brick-and-mortar presence, giving it more opportunities to sell its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and other gadgets. The...
View ArticleGarland Black Friday Shopper Has Been In Front Of Best Buy For Days
GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) – Black Friday is fast approaching, but one DFW man has already been camped out in line to get a holiday deal. Efren Garcia has been the first person in line outside of the Best...
View ArticleCheck Out The List Of Stores Opening On Thanksgiving Day
Allen Premium Outlets: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM Friday Bass Pro Shops: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Bealls: 2:00 PM – 1:00 AM Friday Belk: 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM Friday Best Buy: 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM Friday Big Lots: 7:00 AM –...
View ArticleRetailers Look To Woo Holiday Shoppers From Rivals, As Amazon Grows
NEW YORK (AP) – Toys and TVs at J.C. Penney, Barbies at Best Buy, kitchen appliances like wine refrigerators at B.J.’s. As the holiday shopping season officially kicks off Thursday, shoppers may find...
View ArticleEven In The Amazon Era, Black Friday Shows Stores Are Alive
NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers worked hard to attract shoppers to stores on Black Friday, offering in-person deals meant to counter the ease of shopping by phone on Amazon. A better economy and colder...
View ArticleFarmersville Police Accepting Packages To Prevent Theft On Doorsteps
FARMERSVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, and you were able to score some amazing online shopping deals. But, with those gifts starting to arrive at your doorstep this week,...
View ArticleHo Ho Oh No: How Malware Hijacks Holiday Shopping
NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – Online shoppers this holiday season may be getting more than they bargained for: Alongside gadgets, clothes and stocking stuffers, many are picking up invasive computer viruses....
View ArticleWayfair Follows Amazon With Its Own Made-Up Holiday: Way Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon started Prime Day. Alibaba capitalized on Singles Day. Now another e-commerce company is hoping for success with an invented shopping holiday. Online furniture seller Wayfair is...
View ArticlePrime Time: A Day Of Deals At Amazon, And At Its Rivals
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Amazon is extending its annual “Prime Day” promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods. Shoppers will have plenty of...
View ArticleAmazon Hopes Its Prime Day Doesn’t Go To The Dogs
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Amazon is hoping customers don’t see any more dogs, after early problems on Prime Day meant people trying to shop got only images of the cute canines delivering an apologetic...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2018: “Deals” To Avoid At Best Buy, Target, Walmart
NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – The biggest big-box retailers, including Walmart, Best Buy and Target, are expected to draw huge traffic the day after Thanksgiving, long viewed as the official start to the...
View ArticleShoppers Enjoy Options Of Rushing To Stores On Thanksgiving Or Relaxing
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On a tradition-filled day that’s been all about food, family and football, there’s a new sport in town: shopping. “We look forward to this all year long,” exclaimed JCPenney...
View ArticleBig Retailers Using In-Store Technology To Compete With Online Sales
(CBS NEWS) – As the Black Friday shopping rush begins, major retailers are looking for new ways to use technology to compete with online competitors. Total retail sales in the five days around...
View ArticleKen Foote’s Holiday Shopping With Jack Benny
(CBS 11) – With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I couldn’t think of anything better than going holiday shopping… with Jack Benny! Benny and his staff produced a “Christmas Shopping” show for both his...
View ArticleGifting Experiences, Not Gadgets, Is Trending Heading Into ‘Small Business...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Black Friday may be coming to a close, but the busy shopping weekend is far from over. Those mom-and-pop shops are getting ready for their shopping day known as Small Business...
View ArticleWhile Black Friday Deals Are Aplenty, Shoppers Can Also Experience Holiday...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With quick and convenient shopping as close as the nearest keyboard, retailers know that consumers leave home in search of experiences. And when it comes to holiday tradition,...
View ArticleBlack Friday Deals Appearing In North Texas Right Now
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Black Friday is more than a week away, but deals are already popping up at stores across North Texas. “Shopping patterns have definitely shifted,” said Holly Quarcaro with...
View ArticleFeds Warn Of Influx Of Counterfeit Goods At Christmastime
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning shoppers about counterfeit goods ahead of the busiest shopping season of the year. At the Port of Dallas, officers are assigned to...
View ArticleFinancial Advisor Gives Tips On How To Have A Debt-Free Holiday Season
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — One of the biggest shopping weekends of the year is just days away and while it’s tempting to take advantage of the deep discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, spending can...
View ArticleHoliday Shopping Frenzy Just Beginning For Some North Texans
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — As Thanksgiving comes to an end, the shopping frenzy is just starting across North Texas. At Best Buy’s North Dallas location, some people waited overnight to steal a deal while...
View ArticleDallas Animal Services Offering Free Pet Adoptions With Holiday ‘Adopt Don’t...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees during its “Adopt Don’t Shop” event on Black Friday, November 29 through Cyber Monday, December 2. This event will take place...
View ArticleSmall North Texas Business Owners Hope For Big Sales This Weekend
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Small business owners are hoping for big sales this weekend as the holiday shopping season officially begins — and it’s crucial, especially since there are less than four...
View ArticleHow North Texans Can Spot Online Shopping Red Flags Ahead Of Cyber Monday
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Online shopping as we know it has changed forever. It’s now easier than ever for companies to target consumers. Companies place ads directly in shoppers’ social media feeds....
View ArticleGet Your Finger On The ‘Buy’ Button, Amazon Isn’t The Only Company Offering...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – There’s been much to do about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, but the online retailer isn’t the only company offering bargain basement deals this week. Some of it’s...
View ArticleHow Will COVID Affect Black Friday Sales? Stores ‘Significantly Scaling...
(CBS Detroit) — COVID-19 will have a huge effect on Black Friday this year, much as it has on everything else. Some of those effects can already be seen in the expanded holiday shopping season, which...
View ArticleCyber Monday Spending Could Surpass $11B, Many Business Owners ‘Counting On It’
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s expected to be a record-shattering day for online shopping. Sales on this Cyber Monday could surpass $11 billion, according to an industry group. Black Friday was the...
View ArticleNorth Texas Researchers Track Data To See If Thanksgiving Holiday Was A...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – New data tracking the movements of North Texans is helping researchers gauge whether the Thanksgiving holiday will actually turn out to be a superspreader event for COVID-19....
View ArticleEarly Black Friday Deals On The Hottest Toys And Toy Brands Of 2021
If you’re like the holiday shoppers captured by a 2021 RetailMeNot survey, toys are near the top of your list — and deals are at the very, very top. Fully 71 percent of those surveyed said deals and...
View ArticleEarly Black Friday Deals On Apple AirPods, Bose And Other Great Headphones...
Thanks to all the early Black Friday sales, there are many deals on different kinds of headphones and earbuds right now, including noise-canceling headphones, wireless headphones, in-ear headphones,...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide To Black Friday 2021
It may not be Thanksgiving yet, but Black Friday 2021 is officially here. Most major retailers from Amazon to Walmart to Best Buy to Target have all already kicked off their Black Friday sales. Great...
View ArticleSmall Businesses In DFW Area Hoping For Big Boost On Black Friday And Beyond
CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – If you’re planning on doing some holiday shopping this weekend, local small businesses are hoping you don’t forget about them. From inflation to supply chain issues,...
View ArticleNorth Texas Shoppers Prepare To Take What They Can Get On Black Friday
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With inflation driving prices up and supply chain issues making items harder to get, many people have already started making their holiday purchases. Across North Texas Thursday,...
View ArticleHappy Black Friday! Experts Predict 159 Million People Ready To Shop This...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s officially one of the biggest shopping days of the year, and retailers are looking forward to the big boost in black Friday business. Beginning early Friday morning,...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday Offers North Texans Another Day Of Deals And Steals
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – If you’re not shopped out yet, tomorrow offers another day of deals and steals. However, now the focus shifts to local businesses for Small Business Saturday. Small businesses in...
View ArticleShoppers Back In Stores This Black Friday, But Shopping Season Kicked Off...
DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – ‘Tis the season to spend, and shoppers are back in the stores this year. But experts say consumers actually kicked off the season well before Black Friday. “We had great...
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