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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

You might not have found huge crowds at the stores this Black Friday. Those folks may have been waiting in lines, just for a COVID-19 test instead. The lines remained long in Connecticut the day after Thanksgiving. The state said it currently has more than 240 testing sites. Since the pandemic began, more than three million COVID tests have been…

Historically, Black Friday is the time for steals and deals and it’s the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. But in the era of COVID-19, how are businesses faring and what do they expect moving forward? In Manchester, Wayne Bray is the co-owner of Bray Jewelers. He runs the business with his brother and said he’s seen a steady...

Historically, Black Friday is the time for steals and deals and it’s the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. But in the era of COVID-19, how are businesses faring and what do they expect moving forward?

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...

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and while there are changes this year, shoppers still went on the search for deals on Black Friday. “I expect good deals. I think they’re trying to lure people in,” said Katherine Lyons of Plainville. Lyons went to Westfarms with her daughter and granddaughter in search of Black Friday deals. “Bath and...

While crowds appear to be thinner this year, Black Friday shoppers still hit stores looking for deals to kick off the holiday shopping season.

Rain fell for much of Thanksgiving morning and into the early afternoon hours. Total rainfall accumulations ranged from 0.75″ to 1.2″ throughout the state. The rain has moved out and drier more comfortable weather is working into the state for Friday and into the weekend. If you have any plans on Friday for shopping or to grab a Christmas Tree…

DECD Deputy Commissioner, Glendowlyn Thames, talks about the impact of the pandemic on small businesses and why shopping local is important.

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.

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.