The kickoff to the holiday shopping season is going pretty much as expected, despite plenty of potential problems that could’ve pushed it off course. Tariffs, anti-Amazon sentiment, worries about the economy — nah, consumers are spending a whole lot to nab all those deals. Black Friday turned out to be the second-largest online sales day …
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There are plenty of Black Friday phone deals popping up, but many of them require you to switch carriers in order to use them. For those not looking to switch, Verizon has an enticing pre-Black Friday iPhone 11 upgrade deal for those on its unlimited plans. On Thanksgiving Day, the carrier is giving $400 off the purchase of a new …
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This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. Even if 10,000 steps isn’t a magic number, fitness trackers and smartwatches continue to be among the hottest gifts for the holidays. Given that smart watches like Fitbits and the Apple Watch are on sale this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you …
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Just ahead of Amazon’s important Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the company now faces a new, larger threat from its many critics in the labor and immigration movements. Over 40 groups said Tuesday they’ve created a new coalition called Athena to push back against Amazon on a variety of fronts. These groups include the immigrant-focused organizations Make the Road New York and Awood Center in …
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This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. If you’re planning to do some online shopping to take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, you might want to put down your phone and switch to your laptop or desktop to scroll through products on sites like …
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Game 7 of the World Series was a few hours away when Fanatics tech chief Matt Madrigal met me in the Manhattan office of his sports-gear company. His voice was filled with excitement as he talked about an expected surge in customer sales that late October day after the new champion won — he just wasn’t yet sure which team …
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Amazon’s string of record quarterly profits appears to have collapsed after the company’s bold plan to speed up its shipping saddled it with more expenses. The world’s largest e-commerce company on Thursday posted third-quarter earnings that badly missed expectations, despite better-than-expected sales. Its revenue prediction for the all-important fourth quarter, during the peak holiday retail season, was also soft. Shares plunged …
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Black Friday is just under 40 days away, and Best Buy is already burning the candle at both ends to make sure deal-hungry shoppers keep it top of mind for electronics purchases. Having already guaranteed Black Friday prices for a swath of high-end TVs, the Minnesota-based retailer is now kicking off weekly sales on Apple products, starting today. First up: …
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In its fifth year, Amazon’s Prime Day kept up its record of breaking records. The 48-hour sale this week was the “largest shopping event in Amazon history” and “surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined,” the company said Wednesday. Amazon didn’t disclose specific total sales figures. Additionally, Monday brought in more new Prime members than any previous day, …
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Amazon’s giant celebration of itself, Prime Day, is expected to be July 15, according to a report of a leaked public relations email. The event is always one of the e-commerce giant’s biggest times for sales — and it also offers consumers some of the company’s deepest discounts of the year. The dates for Prime Day, which may actually stretch …
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