Black Friday

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) shares are trading marginally higher by 1.25% to $25.85 during Monday’s after-hours session after the company reported mixed third-quarter earnings results. What Happened? Urban Outfitters reported quarterly earnings of 40 cents per share...

Holiday shoppers will be rejoicing in the coming weeks. Why? As they make their way to big-box retail stores to purchase gifts for friends and family for the 2022 holiday season, they will realize the prices of the goods they are purchasing are less expensive than in June....

The stock market, including the NYSE (NYSE: ICE) and Nasdaq Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ), will be open for a full day of trading on Veterans Day, this Friday, Nov. 11. The bond market, however, will be closed. Post offices, some schools, and a majority of banks and credit unions will also remain closed...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a new holiday shopping event — Prime Early Access Sale — for its members. What Happened: This is the second deals event conducted by Amazon this year, given the “macroeconomic environment” faced by customers and an early...

Social media platform Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which is now known as Meta Platforms Inc, won’t be getting a new stock ticker as quickly as originally forecasted. What Happened: In October, Facebook announced plans to change its name to Meta and a new stock symbol of MVRS. The symbol...

For years, Black Friday has been one of the largest shopping days of the year. Over time, the holiday has become less significant with the introduction of Cyber Monday and retailers adding multiple days of sales to the holiday shopping season. Here is a look at some potential winners from the 2021...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported third-quarter financial results after market close Thursday. Here are the key highlights for investors. What Happened: Amazon reported revenue of $110.8 billion in the third quarter, up 15% year-over-year. The revenue figure missed analysts’ estimates of...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) said on Monday it is bringing back the month-long “Black Friday Deals for Days” in early November and Plus members would get early access. What Happened: The retail giant said Walmart Plus members would be able to shop four hours earlier than regular...

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2020 may seem like a distant memory and we may have confirmation of how retailers performed throughout the holiday period, according to foot traffic analytic firm Placer.ai. 'Tremendous Resiliency': Retail foot traffic at 30 of the top retailers were down 48.1% year-over-year in May and...

Americans being stuck at home or out of work this holiday season did not hamper holiday retails sales, according to data compiled by Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks overall retail spending across all payment types. Preliminary data from SpendingPulse found that holiday retail sales,...

Supply woes faced by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE), which have led to a scarcity of their newly launched consoles tanked sales of digital games, by 10% in the period between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to game research provider SuperData. What...

Retailers suffered a "significant" drop in foot traffic on Black Friday, but this fact alone isn't enough to jump to any conclusions, according to Placer.ai.  Black Friday Wasn't Supposed To Be Normal: Few, if any, investors and analysts were expecting 2020's Black Friday...

StockX said Tuesday it recorded a two-fold growth in daily gross merchandise value (GMV) during Cyber Weekend compared to last year. What Happened: The online marketplace, known for being a reseller of sneakers, said its daily GMV averaged 100% growth compared with the same four-day period...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the biggest shopping events of the year for retail stocks. This year's holiday shopping season has been a unique one, and early data suggests retail investors could see some mixed outcomes. Online sales growth for Black Friday was up 22% according to...