Yesterday, we reported on the growth statistics of Black Friday provided by Coremetrics. Today, Coremetrics released the same statistics for Cyber Monday that had similar results. Last year, the average sale amount was $130.24 while this year the average sale was $180.03; an increase of 38.2%. Similar results for online purchases were found for Black more »

With all the Black Friday deals this year, a cell phone carrier would probably be the last place on your list of places to visit. Verizon realizes that, and is offering its Back Friday deals from Friday to Monday. Not a bad idea for those who are busy running to other retailers, and also those more »

Radio Shack’s Black Friday deals have been leaked and here’s what you can expect. There are no Early Bird deals, but I still recommend you get to the store early as quantities will likely be limited! Camcorders: Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 10MP HD Flash Camcorder (Red) $169.99 Vivitar DVR 865HD Flash Camcorder $69.99 Computer Accessories: Gigaware more »

Office Depot’s Black Friday ad had been leaked. Here’s a look at some of the deals they will be offering this year. Computers: Acer Aspire 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook Computer w/AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core Processor L310, 4GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive – $379.99 Acer Netbook 10.1″ Computer w/Intel 1.6GHz Atom Processor N270 – $199.99 Compaq CQ4010F more »

Staples’ Black Friday ad has been released and there are doorbusters and deals aplenty! As predicted the bad economy and shaky consumer confidence has lead retailers to slash prices and offer deals-many long before Black Friday itself! Let’s take a look: Staples’ Doorbuster items include a 100 pack of CD-R’s for $4.98, a free Canon more »

This week stands out for me and my mobile phone addiction. Big announcements in the tech world get us all excited until we stop to ask some questions. Then we get kind of pissed off and start turning on the hype. Behold the gems I turned up this week: Sears says deals won’t wait for Black Friday, Microsoft has trust issues, Barnes and Noble doesn’t want to start fist fights and HTC brags about being smart.

Sears has announced it will be kicking off the holiday shopping season this weekend by offering special Black Friday deals. It plans to offer those special “Black Friday Now” deals every Saturday from 7am until Christmas. The deals will cover everything Sears carries, from jewelry to electronics and more. On November 7th Sears will offer more »