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Wal-Mart had already heard from its customers about the successful reintroduction of its layaway program. Last week, it heard from its rival.

Consumers have spent $9.67 billion with online retailers in the first 20 days of November, according to digital research firm comScore. The firm expects a 15 percent increase in e-commerce sales this holiday season compared with last year.

For the last several weeks, commercials for retail's biggest day have been dominating the TV, YouTube channels and beyond

U.S. online spending should increase 15 percent this holiday season, outpacing even last year's torrid growth, as shoppers are enticed by more retailers offering free or low-cost shipping, analytics firm comScore said.

U.S. online spending should increase 15 percent this holiday season, outpacing even last year's torrid growth, as shoppers are enticed by more retailers offering free or low-cost shipping, analytics firm comScore said.

Retailers face the official beginning of holiday shopping season on Black Friday, which falls on Nov.25, a day after Thanksgiving.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: TiVo, Novellus Systems, Casual Male Retail Group, Canadian Solar, and Applied Materials. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Diamond Foods, Netlist, Gulfport Energy, Sangamo Biosciences, and Expedia.

Think before you say next time Double Bag It during shopping - for it could cost you more than what you think. If San Francisco's Board of Supervisors have its way, a legislation would soon be enforced that would expand the city's restriction on checkout bags to include all retail stores and restaurants and customers would have to pay for each bag the business establishment provides.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it is reviewing statements and actions by big banks and their trade associations to see if they have violated antitrust laws through coordinated action to raise consumer debit card fees. But experts say an actual investigation is fairly unlikely.

A mixed-use building at 21-23 Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan has been sold for $14.5 million, according to New York City records.

Twilight fans can have their very own fairytale wedding experience next year when Carolina Herrera's CHNY boutiques begin selling gowns in the same design as worn by Bella Swan in Breaking Dawn - Part 1, the apparel maker's spokesman said on Monday.

Black Friday 2011 will feature a one-day Apple shopping event. Get your credit cards ready.

Apple's legal success continues, as the company won a whopping 31 new patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patents range from inventions to strategic acquisitions.

Top 10 Web sites to get the Hottest Black Friday deals, Online and In-Stores.

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.

Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's No.4 PC vendor by sales, expects its recent integration with Founder Technology and increased brand acceptance to help grow its China sales by between 20-25 percent next year, said the firm's head of China operations.

Twilight fans can have their very own fairytale wedding experience next year when Carolina Herrera's CHNY boutiques begin selling gowns in the same design as worn by Bella Swan in Breaking Dawn - Part 1, the apparel maker's spokesman said on Monday.

Apple will announce its new store location in Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Here's a sneak peak.

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.

Over-optimistic forecasts by policymakers predicting when India's stubbornly high inflation would ease have hurt the government's credibility, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

When it comes to holiday shopping, more people are phoning it in, forcing retailers to embrace new ways to connect or else lose sales.