COVID-19 is changing businesses everywhere as many states implemented stay-at-home orders and temporarily closed “non-essential” businesses earlier this year. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows how COVID-19 changed e-commerce.
OPINION: Black Friday is consuming Thanksgiving
Black Friday is no longer just Black Friday. The shopping craze is oozing into the Thanksgiving, as more and more stores expand their sales. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues the spirit of Thanksgiving has been overrun by American consumerism.
The business of Valentine’s Day
Americans are expected to spend a total of $18.9 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. Find out some other facts about the business of the holiday.
Black Friday aftermath
About 56.9 million shoppers purchased Black Friday items in-store and online last week, and online sales saw a 9.5 percent increase from 2013.
Consider companies’ reputations before holiday shopping
With the start of the holiday shopping season, columnist Claire Noack says shoppers should be “checking their list twice” for which stores they should be supporting.
Black Friday deals start sooner
In recent years, Black Friday offers have been stretching into Thanksgiving Day and, in some cases, even earlier.
Ways to save money on campus
Designer Miranda Jerabek found compiled tips for college students to save money on popular cash drainers.
Black Friday statistics
‘Tis the season to shop, and Designer Danielle Duet complied the statistics about which groups of consumers hit stores on Black Friday, what they buy and when they go.
Christmas creep by the numbers
Evidence of the Christmas creep, the seemingly inevitable early slide into the holiday shopping season, is already prevalent.