Holiday shopping

With some planning, you may be able to avoid holiday debt.

Get your gifts, cards and packages mailed early to make the most of the seasonal celebrations.

Black Friday is nearly here! Here are the deals being offered by major retailers to help you save on your holiday shopping. Plus, everything you need to know about what stores will be open on Black Friday and whether it’s worth shopping in-person on Friday or from your couch on Cyber Monday.

In the holiday shopping rush, you may be tempted to say yes when asked if you want to apply for a store credit card. Here’s why you may want to think twice.

You’ll find discounts across the board on Black Friday, but you may find a better deal on certain items if you wait for a better sale, retail experts say.

Don’t rely solely on product ratings when buying stuff online — they’re likely skewed by fake reviews.

Budget-conscious shoppers are scouring for the best holiday sales this year, and scammers are counting on it, according to a fraud expert.

The nation’s major shipping companies are in good shape to get shoppers’ packages delivered on time this holiday season. Carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx are expected to have excess capacity after struggling under a crush of holiday packages in 2020 and 2021. There are several factors at play: Consumers have gotten an early start, done more...

Inflation is weighing heavily on holiday shoppers this year, but experts say shoppers can save money by being proactive and staying early. Consumers are expected to spend the similar amount of money this year, but they are likely to buy less given the rising prices of goods. “We’re seeing consumers being more thoughtful with what they’re doing this year,”...

Shoppers can save money on holiday gifts amid inflation by preparing in advance, according to financial experts.

Inflation remains high, but the price of these 10 items actually dropped last month.

Black Friday deals are plentiful. So how do you know which ones are truly great and which ones you should avoid?

There are lots of ways you can find those holiday gifts for less.

Ready or not, the holiday sales season is already kicking off, with two major retailers holding sales events in the coming days. It’s been a trend retail experts have been tracking for years. The pre-holiday sales events keep starting earlier and earlier. It’s still only the first week of October, and already the opening act to Black Friday sales...

Amazon says it is holding a second Prime Day-like shopping event in October.

If you’ve shopped online, you might have seen the option to pay for your purchase in several payments. These plans are called “Buy Now, Pay Later,” and the industry has exploded in popularity. In 2021, millions of loans totaled more than $24 billion dollars, up from only $2 billion in 2019.

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“We’re coming with a momentum of the holiday season into the new year and trends continue to look relatively positive,” Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said.

Online prices increased 3.1% in December compared with the prior year and rose 0.8% month over month, according to Adobe Analytics.

Post-holiday sales from retail to lifestyle could mean bigger savings than Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Jan. 7, 2022.