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Walmart Changing Image With 5 Days of Black Friday

| Tim Parry

Will Walmart’s 5-day-long omnichannel shopping event be the end of Cyber Monday, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving Day store openings? Probably not, but Walmart is the first major retailer to tell the general shopping public that America’s biggest shopping period is not a fragmented 5 day event.

Top 5 Holiday Shopping Trend Predictions

| Adam Forrest

It’s the time of the year when retailers start running the holiday programs that has been in the works for months. Here are the top five trend predictions for the holiday shopping season.

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Small Businesses Face Big Challenges this Holiday Season

| Matt Winn

With more and more holiday purchases shifting from in-store to online, smaller retailers are looking forward to making the most of this highly profitable selling period, undergoing preparations to handle the rush. See what they are doing to prepare.

Cyber Monday: Ready, Set, Go!

| Therese DeMatteo

Cyber Monday is the most important day on the horizon since it is projected to be bigger and better than ever before. See how you can get ready for one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

Online Prices to Hit Rock Bottom Thanksgiving Day

| Tim Parry

Online prices will hit rock bottom on Thanksgiving Day, lower than any other day during the holiday season, according to the 2014 Digital Index Online Shopping Forecast. Here’s a look at some of the other trends ecommerce merchants need to watch this holiday season.