Hurricane Sandy sparked spending in the Northeast, but Black Friday is national and so has more impact on retail sales.

As holiday season heads into the last stretch, retailers are gauging just how much they have to give away to get skittish shoppers to spend.

Retailers could lose $9 billion this holiday season to thieves. So stores are trying to stay one technological step ahead of the crooks.

A growing number of U.S. companies — including Wal-mart, Sears, Disney, Dickies, and hip-hop star Sean Comb's clothing line — have been linked to the deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh.

Critics say a system of contracting out warehouse operation and hiring allows discounters to avoid responsibility for workers.

Americans spent almost 13 percent more over the holiday weekend than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. But does the weekend binge mean we are actually spending more?

True or false: Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. Purdue University professor Richard Feinberg says false. He debunks some common assumptions about the holiday shopping season and offers sound advice.

A study says rather than lining up for those doorbusting deals today, you could do just as well by shopping at other times of the year.

Most people don't go to Black Friday's early store openings. But for retailers, it's like an arms race. If their competitors open early, they have to respond.

Long lines, huge crowds, frenzied shopping — how many people are willing to brave the juggernaut known as Black Friday to get a good deal?