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Hot Topics Recap: Black Friday/Cyber Monday
Following are the latest Black Friday (News - Alert)/Cyber Monday news releases and
story ideas for reporters, bloggers and media outlets:
CHICAGO--Groupon
Finds That Most People Plan to Start Their Black Friday Shopping at 3:29
p.m. on Thanksgiving! Source: Groupon
CHICAGO--Shopping.Gives
Launches "Five Days of Giving" Holiday Fundraising Campaign
Source: Shopping.Gives
MEDIA
ALERT: Black Friday Buying Power: How Far Your Money Goes - Who Pays the
Most and Least in Sales Taxes? Source: Wolters Kluwer Tax &
Accounting
NEW YORK--HBC
Celebrates the Season with Exceptional Deals for Black Friday and Cyber
Monday Source: Hudson's Bay
OKLAHOMA CITY--Love's
Travel Stops Fuels Customers with Free Coffee for Black Friday
Source: Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Help
a Gamer Out - Give Bandwidth This Black Friday Source:
Aquantia (News - Alert) Corp.
CAMP HILL, Pa.--Rite
Aid's Lowest Offers of the Year Return Black Friday Source:
Rite Aid Corporation
REDMOND, Wash.--Major
Splatoon 2 Updates Add New Stages, New Modes and New Ways to Splat
Source: Nintendo
SAN RAMON, Calif.--Survey:
Positive Customer Service Experiences is the Key to Success This Holiday
Season Source: Five9, Inc.
PARK CITY, Utah--Brydge
Announces Huge 60% Off Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals
Source: Brydge
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Get
a $200 Visa Prepaid Card + Six Months of Service for Six Bucks When You
Join Virgin Mobile USA Source: Virgin Mobile USA
LOS ANGELES--L.A.'s
Abell Auction Company Hosts Holiday Sale of Designer Handbags, Shoes,
Jewelry and Goods on December 12 Source: Abell Auction Company
TORONTO--Check
Everyone Off your Holiday List Early! Hudson's Bay is Canada's One-Stop
Shop Source: Hudson's Bay Company
SAN DIEGO--Interactions
Releases 2017 "Holiday Shopping Trend Report" Source:
Interactions
CHICAGO--Get
the Latest Smartphones Free During Black Friday Weekend at U.S. Cellular
Source: U.S. Cellular
ALAMEDA, Calif.--Cost
Plus World Market® Kicks Off Black Friday Weekend With Free Giveaways
and Special In-Store and Online Savings Source: Cost Plus
World Market
BOSTON--WHOOP
Takes on the Stress of the Season with the "Thrive the Holidays"
Challenge Source: WHOOP
NEW YORK--Barnes
& Noble Announces Black Friday Weekend Deals Available in Stores
Nationwide and Online at BN.com Source: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
LONDON--China
and North America TV Shipments Fall Sharply in Q3 2017, IHS Markit Says
Source: IHS Markit
IRVINE, Calif.--Give
Thanks on Black Friday: Neiman Marcus Tops the List of CareerBliss
Happiest Retail Employers for 2017 Source: CareerBliss
TEMPE, Ariz.--Circle
K Kicks Off Black Friday with Free Coffee Source: Circle K
CHICAGO--Retail
Execs & Consumers Differ in Their Holiday Shopping Plans - BDO Surveys Source:
BDO USA, LLP
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--New
Survey Reveals 20-Somethings Plan to Shop In Store More Than Any Other
Generation This Holiday SeasonSource: Quotient Technology Inc.
NEW YORK--BlitzResults
Survey Reveals: Majority of Customers Have Already Been Fooled on Black
Friday Source: BlitzResults
SAN FRANCISCO--Ebates
Holiday Survey: Most Americans Plan to Shop on Black Friday Source:
Ebates
ATLANTA & OTTAWA, Ontario--UPS
and Shopify Join Forces to Help Deliver Fast, Guaranteed Shipping to
Merchants in Time for the Holiday Season Source: Shopify Inc.
LONDON--Netsparker
Holiday Survey: 44 Percent of Americans Fear Credit Card Information
Will Be Stolen While Shopping Online Source: Netsparker Ltd.
SEOUL, South Korea--Polaris
Office on Black Friday Sale in 148 Countries Source: Polaris
Office, Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--ThreatMetrix
Data Forecasts 50 Million Global Cyberattacks Over the 2017 Holiday
Shopping PeriodSource: ThreatMetrix
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--N.
Sane Offerings This Holiday for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Source:
Activision (News - Alert) Blizzard
MINNEAPOLIS & THE NORTH POLE--Sleep
Number is Official Bed of Santa…and Just in Time Source:
Sleep Number Corporation
LIVONIA, Mich.--Small
Businesses Have an Opportunity to Shine This Holiday Season, Says
Valassis Source: Valassis
NEW YORK--Barnes
& Noble Announces the Return of Over a Half-Million Autographed Books
from Acclaimed Authors Just in Time for Black Friday Source:
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
BROOMFIELD, Colo.--CraftWorks
Restaurants & Breweries, Inc., the Nation's Leading Operator and
Franchisor of Brewery, Award Winning Craft Beers and Chef Inspired
Casual Dining Restaurants, Announces its Black Friday DealsSource:
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc.
DALLAS--'Tis
the 'Season of Savings' at Omni Hotels & Resorts Source:
Omni Hotels & Resorts
WASHINGTON--More
Than 164 Million Consumers Plan to Shop over Thanksgiving Weekend and
Cyber Monday Source: National Retail Federation
RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION, N.C.--New
Study Finds Retailers Don't See Ecommerce as a Holiday Threat Source:
Netsertive
SEATTLE--TVs,
Toys, Tablets and More - Amazon's Black Friday Deals Sneak Peek is Here Source:
Amazon.com, Inc.
NEW YORK--Macy's
Wows with Incredible Deals on the Perfect Gift During Black Friday and
Cyber Week Source: Macy's, Inc.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.--Gate
1 Travel Provides Customers Huge Savings During Black Friday Sale Source:
Gate 1 Travel
LOS GATOS, Calif.--Roku
Offers $20 off the New Roku Streaming Stick+ for Black Friday Weekend Source:
Roku, Inc.
LOS ANGELES--Newegg
Plans 11 Days of Big Savings for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Source:
Newegg
LIVONIA, Mich.--Valassis
Survey: 'Sofa Sunday' Key Day to Influence Cyber Monday Shoppers Source:
Valassis
NEW YORK--Shoppers
Hitting the Stores to Kick Off the Holiday Season Source:
International Council of Shopping Centers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Seventy-Five
Percent of Americans Choose to Cook Thanksgiving to Avoid Family Source:
Shopkick, Inc.
REDMOND, Wash.--Nintendo
Download: Snip Your Way Out of the Top Doom Party and Rocket into L.A. Source:
Nintendo
AUSTIN, Texas & SEATTLE--Whole
Foods Market Helps Set a Place for Alexa at Your Holiday Table Source:
Whole Foods Market and Amazon
BENTONVILLE, Ark.--With
Must-Have Products, Great Prices, More Availability and Easier Shopping,
Walmart Helps Customers Rock Black Friday 2017 Source: Walmart
SAN FRANCISCO--Old
Navy to Give $1 to Boys & Girls Clubs for Every $1 Cozy Sock Purchased
on Black Friday, up to $1 Million Source: Old Navy
SEATTLE--Marchex
Research Shows Spike in Calls on Cyber Monday, Yet Businesses Are Not
Prepared to AnswerSource: Marchex
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--Staples
Announces Exclusive Black Friday Deals Source: Staples (News - Alert)
BOCA RATON, Fla.--Gift
Your Business, Treat Yourself with Black Friday Deals at Office Depot Source:
Office Depot, Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS--Best
Buy's Black Friday Has Arrived; Hundreds of the Deals Available Now Source:
Best Buy (News - Alert)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--In-Store
Fulfillment Services Will Have Its Biggest Holiday Season Yet Source:
JDA Software Group, Inc.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--Dollar
General Announces Holiday 2017 Initiatives Source: Dollar
General Corporation
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Adobe
Forecasts U.S. Online Sales to Surpass $100 Billion This Holiday Season Source: Adobe
REDMOND, Wash.--Nintendo
Turns Black Friday into Legendary Friday Source: Nintendo
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--Kohl's
Helps Customers Find the Joy in Giving This Holiday Season Source:
Kohl's
ALAMEDA, Calif.--Cost
Plus World Market is Celebrating a Whole Lotta Llama Love Source:
Cost Plus World Market
SEATTLE--The
Holiday Shopping Season Starts Now! Amazon Opens its Black Friday Deals
Store Kicking Off More than 50 Days of Holiday Deals Source:
Amazon.com, Inc.
LOS ANGELES--Newegg
Takes the Wraps Off Black November® 2017 Source: Newegg Inc.
BOCA RATON, Fla.--Office
Depot Offers Early Black Friday Deals in Stores and at officedepot.com
from Oct. 29 Through Nov. 18 Source: Office Depot
BENTONVILLE, Ark.--On
Your Mark, Get Set, Prep! Sam's Club Makes It Easy to Get a Jump on
Holiday Planning Source: Sam's Club
WASHINGTON--The
Rebellion Begins on Black Friday- Nat Geo WILD's Savage Kingdom:
Uprising Continues to Push the Boundaries of Wildlife Storytelling Source: Nat
Geo WILD
NEW YORK--US
Consumers More Reluctant to Shop During Peak Holiday Shopping Days and
More Likely to Purchase Online Than in Stores, Accenture Survey Reveals Source:
Accenture
LIVONIA, Mich.--Precise
Targeting is Key to Holiday Marketing Success, Says Valassis Source:
Valassis
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