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1+ min ago (1237+ words) Black Friday is the cheapest time to buy expert-approved products, according to our research Follow live: All the best Black Friday 2025 deals Black Friday sales have been popping up for weeks now, with many retailers starting their sales early. But now that the event is in full swing and you notice flashy-looking discounts popping up on your social media feed and email inbox, you may be questioning whether Black Friday really is the best time to buy big ticket items and Christmas gifts. You wouldn't be the only one feeling sceptical. According to a YouGov poll, more than a third of UK consumers are less interested in Black Friday than they were two or three years ago, and the most common reason they gave was that the discounts were misleading. Having tracked the prices of bestselling products for months as…...

6+ min ago (1206+ words) Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season, hoping to give consumers an easier gift-buying experience and themselves an augmented share of online spending. Although AI-powered purchases are in early stages, the shopping assistants and agents rolled out by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and Google can do more than the chatbots of holidays past. The latest versions were designed to provide personalized product recommendations, track prices and to place some orders through unscripted "conversations" with customers. Those features are on top of shopping updates from AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini. In one of the season's most talked-about launches, Google this month introduced an AI agent that can be instructed to call local stores to ask if a desired product is in stock. San…...

6+ min ago (1172+ words) Although AI-powered purchases are in early stages, the shopping assistants and agents rolled out by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and Google can do more than the chatbots of holidays past. The latest versions were designed to provide personalized product recommendations, track prices and to place some orders through unscripted "conversations" with customers. Those features are on top of shopping updates from AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini. In one of the season's most talked-about launches, Google this month introduced an AI agent that can be instructed to call local stores to ask if a desired product is in stock. San Francisco software company Salesforce estimated that AI would influence $73 billion, or 22%, of all global sales in one way or another from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through Monday after the holiday, according to Caila Schwartz, Salesforce's director of…...

8+ min ago (495+ words) Plus, what happens if you don't. Even "new" clothes can be loaded with some stuff that you may not want touching your skin. "Textile products may have stray chemicals from the production process in addition to starches used to keep the clothes crisp while shipping, packaging, or hanging in the store," says Nomi Dale Kleinman, the chair of the textile/surface design department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. If clothes are to be worn close to the skin and have been in the actual store, rather than shipped directly from the retailer, there's also the potential issue of other contamination from people trying on or touching the clothes at the store'as studies have found that bacteria, fungi, and viruses can live for days or even weeks on fabric. Washing your clothes before you wear them also helps soften your…...

9+ min ago (351+ words) Nov 30, 2025 Stuart Discuss Home Depot has another round of tool deals of the day, and some of them have very appealing prices. Today's deals feature Milwaukee cordless power tool bundle deals with a couple of other brands sprinkled in such as Dewalt, Ryobi, and Ridgid. I describe this as a clearout deal because it features a lot of existing holiday deals at deeper discounts, such as the Milwaukee M18 Fuel 2-tool cordless power tool combo kit with a free tool plus extra $50 discount compared to in-store pricing. The deals of the day are online-only and end at 3am ET 12/1/25 unless supplies sell out sooner. We're expecting for new Cyber Monday tool deals to activate at that time. Ryobi 18V 8-Tool Cordless Power Tool Combo Kit " $349 Milwaukee M18 Fuel Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Kit with Brushless Impact Wrench " $349 Milwaukee M12 Fuel Insider Ratchet with Cordless…...

10+ min ago (477+ words) From cashmere jumpers to statement winter coats, complete your capsule wardrobe Follow live: All the best Black Friday 2025 deals From Zara and Pandora to M&S and Asos, the Black Friday 2025 sales have arrived with a tide of fashion deals. A go-to for stylish staples, Boden " a brand beloved by the Princess of Wales " is among the brands participating in the annual event. The high street British label needs little introduction, but its latest drop is all about injecting dopamine into your winter wardrobe " think soft pink or blue jumpers, alongside multi-coloured checkered coats. There's also a commitment to luxurious materials throughout the collection, from textured cashmere jumpers to Italian wool outerwear. Alongside capsule wardrobe pieces like cable knit tanks and duvet coats, Boden is attracting a well-heeled crowd with trend-led pieces, including tartan skirts " both mini and maxi cuts…...

11+ min ago (430+ words) Malls across the country are packed with people as Canadians venture out for Black Friday sales. Discounts have been rolling out for weeks, as the once one-day shopping event has stretched into a month-long cycle of promotions. A new survey from BMO found that three-in-five Canadians plan to adjust their holiday spending amid tariff concerns and the rising cost of living. Nearly half of respondents said holiday sales and discounts prompt them to spend more, or purchase more gifts, than they initially intended. "Most shoppers today " are going to be spending, or they anticipate spending at least about what they spent last year," he said in an interview with CTV News Channel Saturday. "But of course, the challenge is, things are decidedly more expensive this year, and so shoppers are really on the hunt for bargains." Retail analyst Liza Amlani…...

11+ min ago (221+ words) Yvonne began her career as a writer and editor in the early 2000s and has written on nearly every topic imaginable. An eternal learner with a passion for research and history, she has always enjoyed guiding people to interesting tourist destinations " including the fun they can discover in their own backyards. 15 Annual Antique Sales That Collectors Won't Want To Miss Out On It doesn't matter what vintage or antique items are on your bucket list; we found 15 annual events across the US where you can hunt for all the oldies but goodies you hope to find. Some of these events occur only once a year, while others are held a few months out of the year. Either way, they see people returning year after year, bringing in hundreds or thousands of shoppers on the hunt for antique wares of all kinds....

18+ min ago (445+ words) Results come from publicly available retail sites, with visible citations and a stated preference to avoid low-quality or spammy sources. Chats are not shared with retailers, and the Help Center flags that some sellers block automated access, in which case the agent either skips those sources or relies on alternatives. The company positions rankings as organic. If you want to buy, the guide links directly to merchant sites for payment and delivery. OpenAI says direct purchasing will come through Instant Checkout for participating sellers. That flow is based on the emerging Agentic Commerce Protocol, built with Stripe, and aims to convert research into a one-tap transaction inside ChatGPT. To avoid OpenAI sniping unwanted products from sites that don't want to be listed in the chatbot, the Shopping Research tool honors robots.txt. That policy matters, since Amazon has updated its…...

23+ min ago (258+ words) We are excited to invite you to the official launch of our new collaboration with Louis Erard. This project has been in development for three years, and we are looking forward to finally sharing it with you in person. The event will take place on Thursday, December 4, at our Brooklyn Showroom. It will be an evening focused on the watch, the people behind it and the story of how the collaboration came together. RSVP here. " Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 " Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM " Location: The Windup Watch Shop Showroom " 540 President, Suite 1G, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Like all of our events, this one is about more than showing a new watch. It is a chance to connect with the community and get a clear look at how the project took shape from start to finish. Throughout the evening you will be able to: " Get…...