Black Friday Analysis
Black Friday postmortem: Scuffles, sales reports and more
Filed in: Black Friday, Commentary, Holidays
Just in case you've been keeping tabs on the annual day of shopping hysteria known as Black Friday, Wallet Pop has a rundown on this year's results. Read all about sales trends, retailer practices, and consumer behavior, and then decide whether we've been naughty or nice.
"With Black Friday noting more than a tangle of receipts, empty shopping bags and tightly wrapped presents for another year; it's time to look back and see how shoppers and retailers made out on the most hyped and anticipated shopping day of the year.Overall, the good news this year is that despite several incidents of shopper rage, no one lost their life over a Zhu Zhu Pet. Even though there were shoppers behaving badly in stores, coupon users at RetailMeNot saved almost a half million dollars on Black Friday and Amazon earned big cheers from Dealnews.com for matching almost every Black Friday sale competitors offered..."
