Black Friday

• ‘Buy now, pay later’ use jumped this Black Friday weekend, data shows

  Shoppers were busy during the Black Friday holiday shopping period with data showing an increase in customers financing their purchases using buy now, pay later payment programs.

  Consumer

  Dec 1
  
• Why Black Friday is looking different this year for retailers and shoppers

  Owner of Toy Traders in Langley, Matthew Purdy, says he’s held a Black Friday sale event in the past, but this season he won’t be having one.

  Consumer

  Nov 24
  
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• Why retailers are offering early Black Friday sales with deep discounts

  “Anybody and everybody that could possibly be putting out a deal right now is,” said RedFlagDeal’s content coordinator Kari Erickson.

  Consumer

  Nov 10
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• Canada Post strike has cost small businesses $765M: CFIB

  After 17 days of a nationwide Canada Post strike, small- and medium-sized businesses have lost out on an estimated $765 million in earnings, CFIB said in on Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2024
• Cyber Monday Canada: Your ultimate guide to must-shop deals

  Low low deals you'll love.

  The Curator

  Dec 2, 2024
• Black Friday could become problematic for compulsive buyers, U of G prof says

  It’s Black Friday today, and some Guelph, Ont., shoppers will be out with their wallets in hand. And as some begin to get a head start on their Christmas shopping by spending on their loved ones, others might splurge. An economics professor at the University of Guelph said holiday shopping could become problematic for compulsive...

  Economy

  Nov 29, 2024
• How the Canada Post strike could affect your Black Friday shopping

  Canadians gearing up to search for deals on Black Friday might face disruptions from the Canada Post strike, experts warn. Here's how the work stoppage might affect shipping times.

  Consumer

  Nov 26, 2024
• What a shorter holiday shopping season means for consumers and retailers

  The shortened shopping period will shift how retailers market around the season and amp up the pressure consumers feel to make their holiday purchases, experts say.

  Consumer

  Nov 25, 2024
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• ‘Black Friday bust’: Canadian retail sales fell in November

  Canada's holiday sales period got underway in November with a 0.2 per cent decline in retail sales led by falling purchases at food and beverage retailers.

  Money

  Jan 19, 2024
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• Saskatchewan Black Friday deals mark the start of holiday shopping

  David Williams, a marketing professor, says a large part of the reason stores don’t have as big a lineup anymore is because of the move to digital marketing and sales.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2023