Online shopping attracted more consumers than physical stores, the National Retail Federation said.
The week will also bring housing and labor data; retailers Nordstrom, Lowe's and Best Buy release quarterly results.
The average number of suspected digital fraud attempts on any given day between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday was 82% higher globally than during the rest of the year.
Black Friday spending increased overall by 2.3% this year.
Brick-and-mortar retailer Walmart is beginning to beat online retailer Amazon in the game it pioneered, e-commerce.
The issue may have something to do with a glitch in GameStop's user database where shoppers get to see other users' information.
Bargain hungry holiday shoppers aren't afraid to search sites other than Amazon for the best deals this year, as the e-commerce giant had the fourth-most amount of traffic early on Black Friday after Walmart, Target and Kohl's.
For years, Black Friday has been heralded as the best shopping day of the year. However, are the discounts really worth the hassle?
Inflation won't stop American consumers from opening their wallets to the nation's retailers this year on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Even though over two-thirds of Americans agree Black Friday is the best day to find bargains online, many will make cutbacks to ensure they can cover their costs in other areas.
Retailers are slashing prices by as much as 50% on toys and other popular holiday gifts in early Black Friday deals aimed at increasingly frugal consumers - but the bargains aren't what they seem.
According to a CNBC/Momentive Small Business Survey conducted, around 34% of consumers have plans to shop on Small Business Saturday
The holidays are right around the corner, holiday shopping is expected to return with a bang, and hackers are eagerly lying in wait with scams to ruin the season. Here are three of the most common holiday scams and tips to protect yourself.
Retailers may see a resurgence in Black Friday shoppers this year but can Black Friday regain its luster amid high inflation and supply shortages?
People will soon be hitting brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday, the biggest consumer day of the year.
A global coalition will protest and strike against Amazon all over the world on Black Friday.
Amazon is starting its Black Friday deals early, offering discounts on several tech products now.
A few days after Thanksgiving and Black Friday comes another event anticipated by Americans — Cyber Monday. A term coined in 2005 by coined by Ellen Davis and Scott Silverman, Cyber Monday was created by retailers to encourage people to shop online.
This year's Black Friday will look different from what people are used to.
Workers belonging to at least 50 activist groups across 15 countries are asking Amazon to honor tax laws and be environmentally conscious.
Here's where gamers can get the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in time for Thanksgiving.
These 10 retailers are staying open on Thanksgiving Day for shoppers despite the majority of stores closing on the holiday.