Day after Thanksgiving News

Eight years ago, I experienced my first retail Black Friday. I had been working at jcpenney.com for almost a year, and we were feverishly gearing up for the busiest season of the year.

The "good" Black Friday is due November 26 this year, purportedly the busiest shopping day of the season.

Three percent of buyers, Consumer Reports' Money Blog figures, have already done their holiday shopping.

Like many state offices, all Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed for business on Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, as DMV staff complete the fourth of sixteen unpaid days required over the next two years.

As shoppers prepare for Black Friday retail sales, a U.S. infectious disease expert warns stores can be an H1N1 virus petri dish.

Black Friday traditionally signals the start of the holiday shopping season, but with many people still struggling with tough economic circumstances, Citizens Bank is offering holiday spending and budgeting tips for consumers.

The number of advertised deals on Black Friday is overwhelming. There is no easy way to compare deals for a specific product across stores.

Begin your bargain hunt with Black Friday info, a site that has gotten early copies of all the Black Friday ads from the major retailers and has posted them early.

Walmart's 2009 Black Friday ad has been leaked and the website link below has a copy of the ad and a list of products that will be on sale.

Among the most sought after Black Friday shopping ads are Walmart's and Target's. Tuesday evening, the retailer leaked some of its biggest sale items.

WAYNE ,A N.J. Toys"R"Us announced its stores nationwide will open at midnight on Thursday, Nov.

Black Friday: A day where millions of shoppers, still weary and full from the previous night's Thanksgiving feast, flock to retail stores across the country at pre-dawn hours to fill their carts and bags with deals aplenty as the holiday shopping season officially kicks off.

In this Jan. 10, 2008 file photo, a variety of retail gift cards are seen on a kiosk at a... FILE - In this Jan.

So this Black Friday be prepared by knowing what it is you want and feel confident you are getting the best product for your money.

When the feast of turkey, cranberries and stuffing has been cleared from the table this Thanksgiving, the feast of laptops, televisions and digital cameras begins.

As shoppers look to get an edge on the best holiday doorbuster deals, Meijer is leaving nothing to mystery.

Hours will be extended at the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis the day after Thanksgiving to accommodate an anticipated increase in visitors.

Retailers won't talk specifics about what is going on sale or for how much this holiday season, but many door-buster specials have been leaked.

Walmart announced their next early Black Friday deals available this coming Saturday, November 21st.

If you're braving Black Fridaya 'the day of blowout shopping on November 27; not the 1940 movie...although they both stir the same fright within me, and the movie tagline up there could easily apply to some Black Friday shoppersa 'it couldn't possibly hurt to plan ahead.