A Banner Black Friday for Some Disappoints Groupon and Other Daily Deal Providers

Groupon and the other daily deal providers saw sales tank during the week of Thanksgiving, unlike traditional retailers, which reported robust sales surrounding the holidays.
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Move Over Cyber Monday, Make Room for Sofa Sunday

This year, even more people shopped online on Christmas Day, fueled perhaps by finding change in the couch cushions — or, more likely, receiving gift cards in their stockings.
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Apple Nipping at Target’s Heels for Fourth Most-Visited Site on Black Friday

Amazon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target are all obvious candidates for heavy Black Friday traffic online, but right up there with the big-box stores is Apple.
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Retailers Expecting Another $1 Billion-Plus Cyber-Shopping Spree Today

A year ago today was the biggest online shopping day of 2010, and now retailers are expecting another big blowout as consumers turn out to shop while they work.
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AT&T Says Its Merger Withdrawal Beat Out FCC to Hearing Vote

AT&T Inc. said it withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its planned T-Mobile USA takeover before commissioners had the opportunity to vote on a proposal to send the merger to a hearing for approval.

Happy T-Day From Honey Badger (And to All a Good Pepper Spray!)

You know who don’t give a s*&#@? You got that right.
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“Cyber Monday” Gains Rivals

“Christmas creep” is spreading through the Internet.

Exclusive: Zynga’s Van Natta Moves to Strategic Adviser; Feld Off Board, Paul In

Big changes at the online social gaming phenom as it gets ready to go public.

Why Open Stores Early, When the Internet Is Open 24 Hours a Day?

A handful of large retailers are opening their doors the night of Thanksgiving to get a jump on Black Friday. But the strategy is angering employees, and may go against online and mobile efforts.
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Forget About Black Friday and Cyber Monday — Catalog Spree Is Ready for Sofa Sunday

Padopolis, the company behind the Catalog Spree iPad app, which aggregates more than 100 catalogs, has raised $6.1 million in capital ahead of some of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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Fun With Mobile Stats: Holiday Edition

A Somewhat Disinclined Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving From ATD