Black Friday Weekend Sales Hit $45 Billion

Shoppers spent a total of $45 billion over the Black Friday weekend, with the average shopper increasing spending by 6.4%.

A total of 212 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the weekend, compared with 195 million last year, the National…

Walmart Bids for 51% Stake in South African Retailer

Walmart (WMT) made an offer for 51% of the shares in South African retailer Massmart Holdings for 148 rand ($20.75) per share.

The offer represents a 19.2% premium over the 30-day weighted average price on Sept. 23, Walmart said in a statement. Sept. 23 was the final trading day before Walmart announced its initial offer.

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Yelp Targets FourSquare With Merchant Check-In Rewards

San Francisco local ratings giant Yelp rolled out a new offering last week that allows merchants to provide rewards or discounts to Yelp users who check in at stores or restaurants. This move has been long anticipated as Yelp b…

Banks Make GM IPO the Largest Ever

The General Motors IPO is now the largest ever, following the expansion of the offering by the underwriters.
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