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Black Friday has been a shopping bonanza for the last two decades. Here's how it has evolved over the years.

Today, Black Fridays have been somewhat muted by the rise of e-commerce, but store events still draw crowds.

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Many brands demand that their ad agencies give up intellectual-property rights — but some agencies are starting to push back

As profit margins and client contracts shrink, more ad agencies are opting out of brands' increasingly demanding stipulations.

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People are declaring the day after Thanksgiving 'Buy Nothing Day' as part of a backlash against Black Friday

Buy Nothing Day has been around since the 1990s, as a protest of the consumer culture that Black Friday represents.

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I tried the chickpea-based breakfast cereal that claims to be healthier than the regular kind and found it tastes just as good

Ian and Margaret Wishingrad, who also run their own ad agency, have launched the high protein, low sugar, grain-free breakfast cereal Three Wishes.

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24 books Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should read to understand today's world

The Facebook CEO launched his book club in 2015 with a reading list that focused on "different cultures, beliefs, histories, and technologies."

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Thousands of people across Europe are protesting and striking against Amazon on Black Friday

In Germany employees went on strike, and in some warehouses do not plan to return to work until after Cyber Monday.

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Cash management in startups

Alan Shugart, the founder of Seagate, once said that "cash is more important than your mother." What he meant was, cash is everything in a startup.

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The Drive-Thru: Black Friday backlash, Toys R Us returns from the dead, and Popeyes serves Thanksgiving turkey

Black Friday is here, y'all. And, the biggest stories are looking pretty similar to the last few years.

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Black Friday online spending is soaring to new highs as people do more and more of their shopping on their phones

According to Adobe Analytics, nearly half of Black Friday sales thus far have come from a smartphone, at a rate 24.4% higher than in 2018.

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