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Black Friday 
80 posts and columns on Black Friday
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Three 2012 Holiday Online Shopping Trends to Follow in 2013
Typical peak shopping days such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas Eve morphed into a week-long phenomenon.
Google Should Thank Holiday Shoppers for Boosting Cost Per Click
There’s clear evidence that holiday shoppers helped boost one of the company’s key metrics in the fourth quarter.
The Prime Reason Why Amazon’s Sales May Be Falling Behind This Holiday
Amazon’s peak spending days may occur even closer to Christmas this year, as more customers sign-up for its free two-day shipping program.
New Leap Commerce App Hoping to “Spark” Conversations About Shopping
Leap Commerce is attempting to build a question-and-answer service, similar to Quora, but for shopping.
Andrew Mason Gets an Early Present — It’s Not His Job (Although He Got That, Too)
Groupon is off to a great start this holiday season with Black Friday breaking sales records.
Twitter, Facebook and Those Ugly IBM Statistics
Waiting for someone to debunk IBM’s “Twitter and Facebook generated almost no retail traffic” stats? Keep waiting.
On Cyber Monday, Mobile — Not Social — Takes All the Glory
There’s no contest: So far this season, mobile has generated 13 percent of online holiday sales, whereas, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have contributed virtually zero.
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Early Sales Pay Off, for Now
Retailers reported a big jump in consumer spending over the Thanksgiving weekend as shoppers flocked to stores, snapped up online discounts and, according to some merchants, paid repeat visits to the mall.First Round Capital’s Online Bazaar Hypes Its Investments on Cyber Monday
Investors dreaming of a green Christmas.
Computer Potatoes: Black Friday Online Shopping Crosses $1 Billion in 2012
First billion-dollar Black Friday online.