This is America, and you can't keep shoppers from buying their remote-controlled hamsters. ...more

November 28, 2009

Black Friday kicked off holiday shopping with a bang across the Bay area as retailers bent over backward to help shoppers navigate deals (even while they stood in line) and small stores emulated the big boys by opening even earlier. ...more

November 28, 2009

Black Friday started with a bang across the Bay area as retailers reached out to pre-dawn shoppers, helping them navigate deals even while they stood in line and taking their cue from big-box stores and mall anchors to open earlier than ever. ...more

November 27, 2009

The bargain hunters were out early this morning in Brandon hoping to save on everything from TVs to vacuums. ...more

November 27, 2009

Some deals were disappearing before dawn as people braved chilly weather to find early-morning Black Friday deals across the Bay area. ...more

November 27, 2009

TAMPA What drives someone to sleep in a tent outside an electronics store for two days? You could say "bargains," but you'd be only half right. The people camped outside the Best Buy store on North Dale Mabry Highway said they were celebrating Thanksgiving in a fun, if non-traditional, way. ...more

November 26, 2009

Like unstoppable zombies, some retail stores keep crawling their way back from the dead to ask, "How can I help you today?" ...more

November 20, 2009

How many times has this happened? You go to take a video of someone and when you watch it later you discover the person was not smiling. If you have been saying "If only there was something – some technology – that would guarantee a smiling subject," Sony was listening. ...more

November 14, 2009

Best Buy Co. wants to get your pulse racing over more than the hottest new laptops and televisions. ...more

November 11, 2009

PRODUCT REVIEW: Braun BodycruZer men's body and face groomer; available at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Kohl's and Target, online at drugstore.com and amazon.com, about 60. ...more

October 31, 2009