Many changes in consumer behavior, technology and marketing have made Black Friday less meaningful and less of an indication of the state of retail.

Sales at brick-and-mortar stores grew just 0.7 percent year-over-year, according to preliminary estimates by payments processor Mastercard, and were lower according to data firm F

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The day after Thanksgiving is typically known as Black Friday, but this year, Taylor Swift was painting the day red. The same day crowds lined up outside red-logoed Target stores to snag a copy of her book,

Swift had the Thanksgiving weekend off from her Eras Tour before it wraps with three shows in Vancouver beginning Dec. 6.

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The Disney animated sequel set a new record for biggest Thanksgiving weekend in box office history, extending a comeback for Disney animation.

The big splash continues for Disney’s “Moana 2,” which earned a massive $54.5 million on Black Friday from 4,200 locations, shattering the $34.1 million record that was notched by “Frozen II” in 2019.