Cyber Monday

More money! Powerball pot at $550 million; California may soon join

2012-11-28 09:49:00

Just as Powerball officials announced that the record multistate jackpot has swelled to $550 million, dejected Californians may soon have a chance to get in on the game---albeit not in time for the big Wednesday night drawing. At their Thursday meeting,...

Onion to People's Daily: 'Exemplary reportage' on 'sexiest man'

2012-11-27 12:26:00

The Onion declared North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un the "Sexiest Man Alive," and People's Daily said yes, yes he is. The Chinese state news outlet missed the point entirely, which media everywhere gleefully pointed out.� "The Onion dupes again," said U....

Phoenix-area residents squawking about backyard chicken coops

2012-11-27 10:40:00

Proponents call themselves an underground society of backyard chicken owners. Arizona authorities are squawking that they’re just a bunch of code breakers. In recent months, hundreds of Phoenix-area chicken owners have faced nuisance and zoning...

Black Friday shopping hunt for deals starts earlier this year

2012-11-22 21:26:37

Feds seize 132 domain names to knock out counterfeits

2012-11-27 10:57:00

Federal authorities seized 132 domain names and arrested one man in an international effort to stop the sale of counterfeit goods during the online shopping day called Cyber Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, working with Europol...

Cyber Monday sales up 17% to nearly $2 billion, exceeding forecast

2012-11-27 09:27:00

Cyber Monday online sales beat forecasts by nearly half a billion dollars. ComScore on Monday predicted that Cyber Monday would generate $1.5 billion in online sales, but according to Adobe, the shopping day ended up raking in $1.98 billion, which was a...

Holiday sales down 3.4% compared to last year, report says

2013-01-04 11:00:00

This post has been corrected. See below for details. Early signs point to a holiday season that was not nearly as merry as retailers had hoped. Sales were down 3.4% compared to the year before, while the number of store visits plunged 16.4%, according...

New holiday tradition? Giving Tuesday urges shoppers to give to others

2012-11-27 11:47:00

After the shopping binge of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, charities are encouraging consumers to give back in a newly minted day called Giving Tuesday. Charities and nonprofits across the country are rolling out fundraising drives and recruiting...

Microsoft Surface heads to more stores, but is price drop ahead?

2012-12-11 15:35:00

Though Microsoft's Surface has been on sale for several weeks, it's been hard to get a clear read on how this critical product is doing. For now, Microsoft isn't providing any numbers, so everyone is looking elsewhere and reading tea leaves. On...

FedEx expects record shipping day with boost from online sales

2012-12-10 13:14:00

With a little over two weeks left before Christmas, it's crunch time for shoppers –- and shippers too. FedEx is projecting that it will have its busiest shipping day of the year Monday, delivering an estimated 19 million packages worldwide and...

Online holiday shoppers spent $1 billion on 'Free Shipping Day'

2012-12-24 13:10:00

Shoppers scrambling to buy last-minute presents but avoid the malls spent $1.01 billion on this year's Free Shipping Day. The annual event is scheduled to take place on the last day that orders delivered by ground can be guaranteed to arrive by...

Cyber Monday sales may top Black Friday's $1-billion online spending [Google+ Hangout]

2012-11-26 14:20:00

For the first time, online spending topped $1 billion on Friday, but today's Cyber Monday sales are expected to generate $1.5 billion and possibly more, according to a report. Online retail spending on Black Friday was up 26% from last year, with 57.3...

Shoppers look at tablet computers (perhaps in preparation for Cyber Monday) at a Best Buy in Rockville, Md.

2012-11-26 08:01:00

Amazon.com had the most visitors of any online retailer on Black Friday, and today, it has rolled out its Cyber Monday deals.

2012-11-26 07:50:47

Cyber Monday

2012-11-26 06:53:00