Black Friday has always served as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season, but we are seeing a shift in that trend.
The shopping season continues to start earlier and earlier, and it continues to run later and later. Usually Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year...
Americans are expected to spend at a slower pace than last year during the crucial winter holidays, weighed down by sluggish wage growth and other factors, according to the nation's largest retail industry trade group.