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Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season -- even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.

Some Black Friday shoppers have learned they were double-charged for their purchases at Toys 'R' Us.

After shoppers gave retailers a somewhat encouraging start to the holiday shopping season, stores today are turning their attention to the online promotions known as Cyber Monday.

Here are some of the deals retailers are offering online: n Toys "R" Us Inc. offered deals beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thanksgiving Day.

A group of people too intent on scoring bargains at Toys R Us in Park Hills Plaza roused themselves from Thanksgiving lethargy to cause a disturbance Thursday evening, Logan Township police said.

Toys R Us Inc TOY.UL Chief Executive Jerry Storch said he is "optimistic" about the holiday shopping season after scores of parents flocked to stores to pick up the season's favorite toys like Zhu-Zhu Pets hamsters and classic Lego on Black Friday.

Toys R Us Black Friday sale is a big deal for parents. Starting only a few hours from now, the Toys R Us Black Friday sale will begin, and parents hunting for Zhu Zhu pets are already excited because Toys R Us recently announced that they will have Zhu Zhu pets in stock just in time for Black Friday.

Americans have forced themselves to economize and make fewer visits to stores all year.

According to the Bergen Record, "In homes across America, there's a Thanksgiving tradition getting bigger every year, and having an impact on the nation's retailers.

Marina Strauss O n a recent Sunday, Anton Rabie, co-founder of Toronto toy company Spin Master, received an e-mail from a customer.

Bargain hunters looking to nab deals right after devouring their turkey are being bombarded with even more shopping options this year.

Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday -- a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving -- and trying to spin their discounts into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks.

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a Hamster.

Toys R Us Black Friday 2009 ad is one of the top four Black Friday ads consumers want to see.

Each year at this time, major toy retailers like Toys R Us , Target and Walmart provide their lists of what are the most anticipated new toys for the holiday season, 2009.

Goods news for parents scrambling to find one of the hottest Christmas toys: Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters .

OAKLAND, Calif.-- --The tenth annual Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade, which will be telecast nationally via public television stations, will be held in downtown O... WAYNE, N.J.-- --Toys "R" Us, Inc.

With the holiday shopping season just days away from beginning in earnest, Toysrus.com has introduced many new offerings sure to make toy buying more convenient for online shoppers while providing assistance to on-the-go deal seekers.

Bargain hunters looking to nab deals right after devouring their turkey are being bombarded with even more shopping options this year.

Weekend Headlines Bloomberg: - Selling retailers on this season's must-have toy, robotic hamsters called Zhu Zhu Pets, was like gambling millions in blackjack, said creator Russell Hornsby.