Black Friday (shopping)

Changes in store in 2012

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Marni comes to L.A. The Marni for H&M collection launched in L.A. with a star-studded soiree that included Drew Barrymore, Andrea Riseborough, Jessica Chastain, Milla Jovovich, Lily Collins, Freida Pinto and Winona Ryder. The setting — the 1926...

Wal-Mart limits ammunition sales as demand soars

2013-01-31 08:42:00

A month after a massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, demand for ammunition is so high that Wal-Mart is limiting sales to keep supply stable. As of last week, customers nationwide will only be able to purchase three boxes a day from the mega-...

The long March -- to Los Angeles elections

2013-01-14 11:53:00

Why do Los Angeles city elections seem simultaneously so anticlimatic -- and so exhausting? There may be many reasons, but no doubt one of them is the calendar. City elections take place the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March every odd-...

Holiday hiring was up more than 10% among retailers, report says

2013-01-07 12:26:00

Despite a presidential election, "fiscal cliff" debates and Hurricane Sandy, retailers bumped up their holiday hiring to the highest level in six years, according to a report. Retailers hired 728,000 new workers in the last three months of the year,...

Not just McDonald's: Denny's, some Starbucks open on Christmas

2012-12-25 06:00:00

McDonald’s won’t be the only restaurant chain with a presence on Christmas Day, as other chains open their doors to consumers who don’t celebrate the holiday or are doing so without home-cooked food. “Denny’s is always...

Woman shot in Jordan Downs housing projects after argument

2012-11-22 10:44:17

With Hostess closing down, local workers lose their jobs

2012-11-22 11:12:37

L.A. police to patrol stores to keep Black Friday trouble-free

2012-11-23 06:33:08

Gabriel Aubry headed to court after fight with Halle Berry's fiance

2012-11-23 06:54:00

Andrea Alarcon to leave post for unspecified period of time

2012-11-23 07:13:03

Unhappy Wal-Mart workers plan Black Friday rally in Paramount

2012-11-23 07:54:36

No serious Black Friday incidents in L.A. -- so far

2012-11-23 11:54:05

Target said its policy of matching the prices of select online retailers will now be year-round. Above, Target shoppers in Chesapeake, Va., get a jump on Black Friday on Thanksgiving night.

2013-01-08 09:03:00

Wal-Mart workers protested on Black Friday around Southern California, complaining about the increasingly early start to the post-Thanksgiving shopping push while also agitating for higher wages and better healthcare.

2012-12-05 08:40:46

Delaura Parker, of Towson, places a Black Friday sale item into her shopping cart at the Towson Target store. Parker said she has been out shopping since six o'clock Thanksgiving night. Shoppers found no lines at the Towson Target store early on Black Friday because the store opened at 9 p.m.

2012-11-30 07:03:00