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November 29, 2012

Moody’s: Retailers that opened early on Thanksgiving night gained advantage

Retailers that opened early on Thanksgiving evening gained an advantage and that promotional activity was about on par with last year, according to a new Moody’s report, “Thanksgiving Weekend: The Early Bird Gets the Worm.”

November 19, 2012

Deloitte: 60% of Americans will shop over Thanksgiving weekend

Sixty percent of Americans plan to shop in stores or online over the Thanksgiving weekend – up from 51% in 2011, according to Deloitte’s pre-Thanksgiving survey.

November 13, 2012

Survey: Most consumers think Thanksgiving weekend will have best deals

Survey results released by PriceGrabber found that 71% of consumers believe that retailers offer better deals during Thanksgiving weekend than they do during the rest of the winter holiday shopping season, up from 58% in 2011.

December 1, 2011

Survey: Promotional emails drive Thanksgiving holiday sales

A report released by email and cross-channel marketing solution provider Responsys found that promotional email marketing volume during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend hit an all-time high, helping to drive significant increases in online sales.

November 28, 2011

Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record high

Retail sales broke records during the Thanksgiving weekend, climbing 16%, according to a survey by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation.

November 22, 2011

Deloitte: More than half of consumers to shop over Thanksgiving weekend

A survey released Tuesday by Deloitte, which polled 1,000 consumers, found that the majority – 51% – will shop in stores or online over the Thanksgiving weekend.

November 10, 2011

Walmart uses online push to launch three Black Friday events on Thanksgiving

Wal-Mart Stores said it will kick off the holiday season at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving with three Black Friday sale events.

December 1, 2010

Pier I sales up 10.2% in November

Pier 1 Imports said on Thursday that its same-store sales rose 10.2% for the quarter ended Nov. 27

November 23, 2009

Survey: Weekly sales rise from year ago

A report released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs found...

November 19, 2008

Dollar General Kicks Off Thanksgiving Week Promotions

Dollar General isn’t waiting until Black Friday to start its holiday promotions....