How AI is quietly becoming the holiday shopper's secret weapon

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Consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday.

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Shopify experienced instability for hours on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Last year, it handled $11.5 billion between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Shopify experiences a major outage on Cyber Monday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

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Target's Black Friday giveaway is getting dragged on social media: 'That's diabolical'

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Shoppers wait outside a Target store in Westbury, New York, on Black Friday.

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Black Friday shoppers are relying on Buy Now, Pay Later plans. Here's how that could backfire.

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Buy Now, Pay Later was more popular than ever this Black Friday.

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Shoppers are on pace to break Black Friday online spending records and use AI more than ever as sales hit $8.6 billion

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AI-driven traffic to retail sites is expected to surge 600% compared to last year, according to Adobe.

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Amazon faces global Black Friday protests as workers push back on warehouse conditions, AI expansion, and ICE ties

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Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garments Workers Federation) stage a protest procession against Amazon Company under the title ''Make Amazon Pay,'' demanding that Amazon sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, provide a minimum wage of $200 to garment workers, and ensure the safety of workers' lives, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 28, 2025.
Activists of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garment

Black Friday hot sellers: US consumers are expected to spend $11.7 billion online. Here's what's set to go fastest.

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Consumers are expected to spend $11.7 billion online.

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5 beauty and style CEOs, from ELF to Ulta, share their go-to gift

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Their gifts ranged from beauty supplies to experiences.

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Streamers are offering generous Black Friday promos — but they're a double-edged sword

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Streaming fans can watch "Task" on HBO Max, which is offering a Black Friday deal of $3 a month for 12 months.

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We got an inside look at a Target warehouse ahead of Black Friday to see the massive push to keep stores stocked

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Inbound trucks are unloaded at the loading docks.
Inside a Target regional distribution center in Wisconsin.

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