Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries. By Kailyn Rhone Even at a time of inflation, tariff concerns and economic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Consumers spent record amounts online on Black Friday, but ...

NEW YORK — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into ...