black friday

The team at Google analyzed the data, crunched some numbers, and made some science happen to find out the peak shopping times on Black Friday.

You've eaten the turkey and done the family thing. Next up: Black Friday, the holiest of holy days in the shopping universe.

The holiday shopping season kicks off with the unofficial holiday known as "Black Friday." It's a day for giant sales, stressed-out shoppers and the chance to buy things you can buy any other day of the year.

Going to the mall on Black Friday is dangerous enough without this kind of scene taking place.

Black Friday is drawing near, which means you should really go shopping before the mayhem begins to load up on armor, cleats and fierce determination that will serve you well while you're scouring the shelves for the perfect toy at rock-bottom prices like a hunter searching for fresh food in a post-apocalyptic world where chaos reigns supreme.

Wondering when all those big stores will be opening and offering those massive discounts this Black Friday?

Has Black Friday morphed into something we just don't like anymore? Sales numbers may reflect just that.

Black Friday 2013 may be over, but the memories (and some scars) will last forever.

Black Friday has grown into a weekend of consumer-oriented festivities starting as early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. We've put together a guide as to who’s open when and what kinds of deals you can find when you shop, either at brick-and-mortar stores or on the Web:

Guns, fights, child abandonment, death and more. It's the Black Friday violence round-up.

The big gimmick this Thanksgiving season is retailers beginning their Black Friday sales on Thursday, a day previously reserved for turkey and football with the family. This has understandably annoyed retail employees, who now have to work on what was previously a holiday. It also isn't necessarily winning over consumers.

Let the sales begin...on Thanksgiving Day?