Black Friday Sales Down, Cyber Monday Sales Up–Trend?

By Steve Anderson - 12/10/2009 2:33:33 AM

Now here's an interesting nugget of business news to kickstart your day, folks.  Seems that all the numbers have come back, and while Black Friday got its tail kicked roundly by shoppers keeping their wallets jammed shut, Cyber Monday and the debit / credit card frenzy appears to have gained some ground. This is a development ...

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Amazon’s Black Friday Deals Disturbingly Thin

By Steve Anderson - 11/26/2009 3:18:07 AM

You'd figure that a big-deal company like Amazon would be ready to trot out some seriously awesome home theater deals, right?  Doubly so since they're one of the biggest vendors on the web today!  But as it turns out, compared to the brick-and-mortar stores' offerings, Amazon seems almost shockingly nonchalant about its doorbuster fare.  There ...

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