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Members of the union leadership representing Penn Traffic workers met with union stewards Thursday to discuss the future of the company, on the same day a motion for sale was expected to be filed.

Shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs as Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season. (Nov. 27)

(11/27/09) - Retailers pull out the stops on Black Friday in hopes shoppers will cash in on the best bargains of the season.

Valley mall parking lots are packed as Black Friday shoppers hunt for deals.

MANCHESTER -- Shoppers looking for Black Friday deals line up outside stores across the state.

Retailers are hoping for signs of buyer interest as the state struggles with the worst economic downturn in generations.

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Gilbert Harrison, chief executive officer of Financo Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about the outlook for U.S. consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. Harrison also discusses retailers' strategy on Black Friday, the traditional beginning of holiday buying. (Source: Bloomberg)

What you need to know if you have to return that gift.

Black Friday is considered the mother of all shopping days -- and retailers want to keep those looking for bargains safe.

Higher unemployment numbers and a lower consumer confidence could mean bad news for the holiday shopping season.

Some stores could close before gifts can be returned or gift cards used.

About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. (Nov. 9)

It seems to be the hot toy this holiday season, the Zhu Zhu. It's an electronic hamster that looks just like the real thing, except there's not mess to clean up after.

A new study from Ball State University predicts retail sales will fall at least 1 percent this year.