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Black Friday, the Super Bowl of the holiday shopping season, is upon us. Deal pros cut through the barrage of bargain-hunting tips with a pared down -- and doorbuster-free -- list of simple ways to save during the shopping blitz.

Setting a new holiday shopping tradition, Macy's and Target will swing open their doors at midnight on Black Friday for the first time ever, giving shoppers a jump start on door-buster sales while offering an implicit challenge to their fellow retail brethren to follow suit.

It's easy to get swept up in the low prices and fast pace of Black Friday and sometimes we make impulsive buys. But before hitting the shops and spending your money on Friday morning, make sure you know what can be returned, just in case. Here is a list of Black Friday return policies at some key...

Retailers are really piling on, declaring early Black Friday sales and hosting special events both in-stores and online.And as we get closer to Black Friday 2010, it seems everyone wants to throw a sale. But sometimes a deal really isn't a deal. Retailers are slapping the Black Friday banner on...

Black Friday is mostly about deals, but some shoppers are also after the free collectibles and gift cards that stores hand out each year. For countless retailers, these giveaways are an annual ritual, and Black Friday 2010 celebrates the continuation of Black Friday's free trophies. For at least a...

Black Friday may be among the most anticipated shopping events of the year for deal hunters, but it's also the most treacherous. Crowds of over-excited shoppers hungry for a doorbuster sales can quickly become a stampeding mass. Now, a government agency is encouraging retailers to take proper...

It's a bit early yet for Black Friday ads to appear, but Walmart is hoping to stop the early release of its blockbuster this year sending out letters to Web sites specializing in Black Friday coverage, including WalletPop, saying its ad can't be posted before Nov. 21: a mere five days before the...

The verdict is in: Black Friday wasn't that big a deal. But the good news for retailers is there's still plenty of holiday shopping to go. The International Council of Shopping Centers released its report on sales for the week of Thanksgiving and found the numbers slightly below those from the...

If you're planning to get up early to shop the day after Thanksgiving, you'll have plenty of company. A raft of surveys released as we head into the final days before the holiday shopping kickoff show Black Friday crowds are expected to be as large as usual, but calmer and less free-spending than...

For the longest time leaked Black Friday ads have been a part of the bargain hunting game. Sure you can wait until Thanksgiving to look at the ads, but who wants to fight off tryptophan to look for the best deal? The practice of posting ads online has long been a thorn in retailers' sides, and...