Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, unveiled its first social-networking application late on Wednesday, in a move to latch onto one of the hottest trends in e-commerce.
Target Corp is rolling out new discounts on big-name toys and other gifts as it tries to increase sales during the holiday season after a somewhat disappointing showing last year.
Nintendo sold more Wiiconsoles on Black Friday than ever before, thanks to deep discounts by the national chain Wal-Mart.
Many major retailers are extending their special deals and discounts for the entire week in an effort to attract shoppers at the start of the holiday season. Cyber Week 2011 offers a great opportunity for shoppers to get deals at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Toys R US from Monday, Nov. 28 to Saturday, Dec. 3.
Wal-Mart is expected to add more items to their sales list
Tired of suffocating crowds and seemingly never-ending lines? On Saturday, retailers want you to think small.
Tired of suffocating crowds and seemingly never-ending lines? On Saturday, retailers want you to think small.
The first report of Black Friday 2011 sales has been released, with record numbers suggesting good news for retailers heading into the holiday shopping season.
Black Friday shopping became a deadly holiday pastime on Friday when a West Virginia man was pronounced dead after he collapsed in a Target followed by a stampede of shoppers. More violence erupted nationwide as other major retailers with Black Friday deals, like Walmart, opened their doors. Here are some of the worst videos of frenzied shoppers getting violent on Black Friday across the web.
The Wal-Mart customer who used pepper spray on other customers during the store's Black Friday sales has turned herself into authorities, Los Angeles police said Saturday.
A woman suspected of dousing fellow Walmart shoppers with pepper spray during a Black Friday eve bargain frenzy in suburban Los Angeles has turned herself in to authorities, police said on Saturday.
Cyber Monday offers a great opportunity to shoppers who are weary of stores, lines, crowds, and the cold. And we have a list of some of the hottest Cyber Monday deals announced by Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, and ToysRUs.com.
Black Friday turned into a black mark against American shoppers as riotous crowds brawled over video games, waffle irons and towels, drawing international condemnation and even raising questions about the state of humanity.
Alongside sales and long lines, some shoppers were greeted with violence as American consumers embarked on what is traditionally the year's largest shopping day. Shoppers pepper-sprayed one another in the battle for bargains, while at least one shopper was shot for her merchandise.
Female suspect still at large
Occupy Wall Street protesters are aiming their new target: Black Friday
India threw open its $450 billion retail market to global supermarket giants on Thursday, approving its biggest reform in years that may boost sorely needed investment in the country.
Get your walking shoes on because the biggest sales of the year are just hours away.
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.
A multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit against Netflix and Walmart that alleged the two companies had conspired to carve up the DVD rental and sales market between them has been dismissed.
Cyber Monday is around the corner and with it comes a number of sizeable discounts on a whole lot of gadgets. Several top-notch retailers offer the convenience of shopping online for exciting items. Other prominent retailers like Dell, ThinkGeek and Sony are also expected to offer deals for their products on their Web sites.
Wal-Mart had already heard from its customers about the successful reintroduction of its layaway program. Last week, it heard from its rival.