Articles tagged: Black Friday 2012
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With Poll: Holiday shopping season off to record start across U.S.
Posted: Nov 26, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Tech Beat/With Poll: Cyber Monday still strong, but Internet influence grows across Thanksgiving weekend shopping
Posted: Nov 25, 2012The term Cyber Monday came into use in 2005 when retailers noticed that the post-Black Friday shopping excitement had carried over to Monday morning. Read more »
Ypsilanti business owners hope for Small Business Saturday boost
Posted: Nov 24, 2012While the big box retailers were prepping for Black Friday, local businesses were getting ready for their big day as well. Small Business Saturday takes place Nov. 24 and encourages the patronage of independent stores ... Read more »
Video, accompaniment & poll: Watch AnnArbor.com's 'Flight of the Black Friday shopper'
Posted: Nov 23, 2012Hundreds of shoppers flooded the aisles and check-out lines for Target's inaugural Thanksgiving day opening in the hours before Black Friday. Read more »
Black Friday scenes across the state from MLive reporters and Twitter
Posted: Nov 23, 2012AnnArbor.com’s parent company, MLive Media Group, has been monitoring Black Friday activity across the state. While Ann Arbor shoppers were very tame, there were scuffles at a Walmart in Saginaw and one food court-brawl at ... Read more »
Early openings on Black Friday: 'It really got rid of the mean crowds'
Posted: Nov 23, 2012With major stores opening earlier than ever this year, there were still long lines and people camping out to get the best deals. However, at least at the Walmart on Ellsworth Road in Ypsilanti Township, ... Read more »
With gallery: Black Friday: First-in-line shoppers race into Ann Arbor area Target store
Posted: Nov 23, 2012What began as an unusually warm November day turned into a cold and rainy night as hundreds of Black Friday shoppers stood in line Thursday waiting for an Ann Arbor area Target store to open. Read more »
Shoppers tell all: Which deals make Black Friday worth the hassle?
Posted: Nov 23, 2012Shopping on Black Friday takes some serious commitment. Lines are long, hours are strange, stores are packed and most importantly, it now overlaps with Thanksgiving Day. Read more »
Live Updates: Black Friday madness around Ann Arbor
Posted: Nov 22, 2012Another Detroit Lions loss is in the books, naps have been taken, and the leftovers are tempting us from the fridge, but for some the Thanksgiving day festivities are also a kick-off to the holiday ... Read more »
Shoppers continue to line up in anticipation of Black Friday deals
Posted: Nov 22, 2012More early shoppers are beginning to line up at Best Buy before it opens early Friday morning to cement their chances of getting first dibs on doorbuster deals. Allecia Dicks, 25, of Clinton Township has ... Read more »
Black Friday weather will be cold, rainy; shoppers advised to dress wisely
Posted: Nov 22, 2012Caryn Langen of Ann Arbor looks over a buyer's guide as she waits for the doors to open at Best Buy in Ann Arbor. Black Friday shoppers looking for deals should bundle up as they ... Read more »
Black Friday Q&A: Retailer Anonymous: What Black Friday looks like from the other side
Posted: Nov 22, 2012We all know those people. The ones who wake up super early (or never go to sleep) so they can literally bust down doors to get the best deal on that new television. But what ... Read more »
Camping for deals: First local shoppers pitch tents in preparation of Black Friday
Posted: Nov 21, 2012The first eager Black Friday shoppers emerged Wednesday afternoon in Washtenaw County, staking their place in line outside a Best Buy before it opens early Friday morning. Read more »
A Black Friday strike? It could happen, and it's legal
Posted: Nov 21, 2012As retail stores continue to move Black Friday hours earlier, there have been some rumblings of dissatisfaction from employees at the country's major chains over the increased hours. Petitions have even asked retailers to change their minds about opening on Thanksgiving. Read more »
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