- Black Friday shoppers camped out for bargains: Never mind leaving Thanksgiving dinner early—some shoppers have been in line since Monday. (The Sun)
- Shop On Thanksgiving? Hell Yeah, Say Consumers: Speaking of which, while the outrage is still noisy, plenty of shoppers are happy to dig in right after their turkey’s done. (MediaPost)
- Bionic Mannequins Spy on Shoppers to Boost Luxury Sales: We’re big on retail tech, but this feels a little creepy in a Scooby-Doo sort of way. (Bloomberg)
- Santa To Bring High-Tech Gadgets, Familiar Favorites To Children This Holiday Season: Curious about the top toys this year? Fewer than you might expect fall into the gadget category. (NRF)
- Blackstone buys troubled shopping centre after years in limbo: The future of Australia’s Top Ryde City gets a little less cloudy. (The Australian)
- The 9 most successful retail stores in the USA: Want to know where to get the most bang for your square footage? (USA Today)
- Merchants hope shoppers spend big on Small Business Saturday: So we know what we’re doing Friday, Saturday and Monday – it’s possible Sunday’s going to feel like a letdown this week. (Orlando Sentinel)
- NHL lockout taking toll on Canadian retailers: It’s an exaggeration that Canada runs on hockey and beer, but the ongoing NHL lockout is having dire consequences for certain retailers. (CBC)
- Will Retailers’ Black Friday Strategies Work?: WSJ tackles the question on all our minds. (Wall Street Journal, tiered subscription)
- I Think We’re Parked in Alaska: Mall of America hopes a new SMS-based system can solve its holiday parking woes. (AdWeek)
- Alberta to lead Christmas shopping spree: Canada’s looking at some happy holidays, and the province of Alberta is looking best of all. (Financial Post)
- 2012 RECon MENA shopping centre industry conference concludes revealing optimistic future with lucrative opportunities: A look back at this year’s RECon MENA. (AMEinfo)
- Teens banned from shopping alone on Black Friday at Mall of America: While this is normal policy for the center, it’s extending it for the holidays. (Moms Today)
- Retailers taking Quebec government to court over French signs law: Global retailers may be unwilling to adapt to the province’s strict language laws. (CTV News)
- Slight case of the sniffles, but retail still healthy: A no-nonsense look at the (not too bad) state of Australian retail. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Retail Experience Is About to Change Forever: After their initial growing pains, real-world analytics are poised to take the retail world by storm. (Wired)
- After Sandy’s Devastation, Will Caesar’s Bay Shopping Center Shape Up In Time For Holidays?: A look at one center’s struggles to get back on its feet post-Sandy. (Bensonhurst Bean)
- Abseiling Santa Claus gets beard stuck while making unusual shopping mall arrival: Another year, another incredibly unfortunate Santa arrival. At least it made for some great drama? (Herald Sun)
- Retail invasion: Microsoft, Loft, Kate Spade open first storefronts in Canada: Canadian shoppers thrill to new brands, but current retailers are a bit less excited. (Vancouver Sun)
