Small Business Saturday Is the Loneliest Shopping Holiday

Small Business Administration chief Maria Contreras-Sweet was in New York City yesterday to promote Small Business Saturday, which is Main Street’s bid for post-Thanksgiving shopping dollars.

U.S. retail sales up at start of holiday season: data

(Reuters) - U.S. shoppers visited more stores and spent more money at brick-and-mortar sites across Thanksgiving Day and "Black Friday" than they did in 2012 while online sales set records, data showed on Saturday.

Black Friday's Midnight Madness Was 'Stroke of Genius'

The midnight store openings may have been marked by brawls and criticism, but one expert surveying the store results called the midnight madness a "stroke of genius" that is "here to stay."