BLACK FRIDAY

Low wages and unfair hours have spurned Walmart employees accross the country to strike on the retailers busiest shopping day of the year.

A comprised list of the best bargains for Black Friday 2012.

Black Friday, that day that gets thousands to line up in the cold for a chance at scoring some deep discounts, is fast approaching and many deals have already been leaked. Should retailers be concerned about these leaked deals in the weeks leading up to Black Friday?

Shoppers found a mixed bag of bargains and so-so deals on Monday, as a day off for many Americans lured some out for what was likely to be the third-busiest shopping day of the holiday season.

Cyber Boxing Day sales and deals offer some of the best prices at a wide range of online retailers.

Retailers were bracing for a busy day on Monday, as a day off for many Americans and warm, dry weather were expected to entice shoppers looking for deep discounts.

Best Buy cancelled/delayed some of its Black Friday online orders, citing overwhelming demand in November and December. The company admitted its shortcomings to FOX 9 and said it was very sorry for the inconvenience to its customers.

More than 2,500 merchants hope to take advantage of last minute consumers by participating in Free Shipping Day Friday with the promise of delivery by Christmas Eve. To shop, find deals and explore merchants participating in Free Shipping Day, go to FreeShippingDay.com.

Shares of the Seattle-based retailer rose 6.44 percent to $194.15.

One in 10 Internet users plan to buy holiday gifts at either Groupon or LivingSocial this year, up from 4 percent last year.

Target experienced some controversy before the 2011 edition of Black Friday, and now the company's day has been tainted again after a death inside a Target store in West Virginia.

Cyber Monday offers incredible discounts on airfare, hotels, cruises and more.

Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., and other online commerce companies had a strong Black Friday, but the industry's growth rate lagged last year's surge in online buying on the traditional first day of the holiday shopping season.

First there was Black Friday, then as e-commerce reached popularity in 2005, Cyber Monday was created. Now there is a new shopping holiday: a grassroots movement known as Small Business Saturday sponsored by American Express to help flailing local merchants and businesses.

Rachel Bilson unveiled her new online shoe shop, ShoeMint.com, on Black Friday.

Occupy Wall Street protesters are aiming their new target: Black Friday

Here is a list of more than 30 Black Friday online sales that are happening now.

The holiday shopping season is in full swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the absolute best times to book your 2011-2012 winter vacation. Check out these incredible deals on travel, hotels, cruises and more.

Black Friday week began this Monday and numerous best deal ads are already floating online, some offering early bird offers, free smartphones, deep discounts and others products at highly slashed prices.

Retailers are saving some of their deepest discounts on Black Friday for video game products, with large chains Wal-Mart and Best Buy putting some rock-bottom prices tags on hot games to lure shoppers into stores.