NEW YORK—Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6 percent, a slower pace than the 8.5 percent increase from a year earlier when shoppers began spending the money they had saved […]
Shootings erupted at retail outlets crowded with post-Thanksgiving holiday shoppers in North Carolina and Washington state on Friday, sending bystanders at both locations scurrying for cover and injuring a total of seven people, police said. At a shopping mall in Durham, North Carolina, a late-afternoon shootout between “two groups who knew each other” left three […]
While Black Friday is not what it once used to be, many people still hit the malls bright and early to get their shopping done. Some say crowds are down since previous years. Shoppers at Westfield Valley Fair shared their experiences.
Despite the relaxation of rules for hospitality this week, many people haven’t been persuaded back into shops. Foot traffic during the day on Monday shows a reduction in the number of shoppers compared to the same time last week.
