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While incentives are not as plentiful as they typically are in December, you can still find some makes and models with good deals.

The retail trade group expects 2020 holiday sales to rise by between 3.6% and 5.2% year over year, as Americans spend less on travel and dining out.

As retailers look to prevent crowded stores during the pandemic, the holiday shopping season has grown longer.

While Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday typically grab the spotlight, Giving Tuesday, launched in 2012, may be the most significant of them all when it comes to actually making a difference.

The viral pandemic is accelerating a transformation of America’s holiday shopping season.

Holiday shoppers’ dramatic shift towards buying gifts online during the pandemic will challenge retailers as they try to drive both sales and profitability.

Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones

After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope

With the coronavirus pandemic encouraging people to do holiday shopping online, scams are on the rise, experts say. The FBI’s Financial Crimes section expects cybercriminals to be preying on people looking for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals....
People who are in tighter financial straits or otherwise stressed from the pandemic might be more likely to fall for such scams...

Police in suburban Aurora say they will assist with detours and road closures at the Chicago Premium Outlet Mall on Friday as the shopping center adheres to coronavirus mitigations put in place by the state amid a surge in cases. According to a press release, the shopping center will kickoff Black Friday shopping on Friday morning, rather than Thursday night….

With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, malls and shoppers are preparing for a Black Friday unlike any other. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

Many people are doing more shopping online due to the pandemic, but that means there’s more of a chance to fall victim to scams. Cybersecurity expert Leeza Gerber has some tips on what to look out for.

How did Black Friday become America’s biggest shopping day of the year? It may surprise you to learn that the way it started had nothing to do with shopping at all. NBCLX’s Janine Doyon traced the history of Black Friday from its origins in 1960 to the nearly week-long celebration of consumerism it is today.

Malls and shopping centers across the Chicago area have announced changes in hours and further restrictions for Black Friday shopping amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Black Friday is the nation’s biggest shopping day and its impact on the environment is equally huge. But it’s possible to take advantage of those giant Black Friday sales while keeping your environmental impact low. Here are three tips to make your discount shopping more environmentally-friendly.

After opening all your Black Friday orders, you can just gather all that packaging on the floor and take it to the recycling bin, right? Not so fast — it’s not that simple. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado talked to a recycling expert about exactly what packaging can get recycled, and what is still destined for the landfill.

Allbirds and Haglofs are just a couple of the retailers making an effort to turn Black Friday into Green Friday by either giving back or scaling back on retail’s biggest shopping day. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado and NBC Bay Area reporter Chris Chmura explain why these retailers are thinking outside the box.

Black Friday’s discounts are deep, and so is its impact on the environment. Expedited shipping combined with packaging that’s not as recyclable as you may think and hasty purchasing decisions result in tons of waste and greenhouse gases. Here’s what you can do to help.

Donations are steady, but foot traffic at Chicago-area Salvation Army stores has dwindled under capacity restrictions and coronavirus fears, threatening the organization’s pivotal rehabilitation programs that benefit from store sales. In all, Chicagoland Salvation Army thrift stores are down $9 million dollars as a result of summer pandemic closures and capacity restrictions, said Major Kendall Mathews. Eighty cents of every…

Illinois’ Tier 3 restrictions are taking a toll on small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Foot traffic is down at Salvation Army thrift stores, and the loss of revenue could mean cuts to programs when they need them the most. NBC 5’s Chris Hush explains.