Black Friday

The folks at Convoy believe that this soft market will continue through the beginning of the new year as demand is declining faster than supply.

Each year since the onset of the pandemic, peak season has looked a little different. What should retailers expect this year?

Supply chain disruptions and inflation have changed consumer behavior and retailer strategies, leading to a longer holiday shopping season.

High-single-digit dollar gains reported despite higher costs, fewer discounts

Through noon ET, U.S. shoppers have spent 7% more than they did on 2020’s Black Friday.

Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the morning rife with excitement to […]

“Black Friday-worthy” deals available “earlier than ever”

National Tree CEO: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays

Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith discuss headlines before Black Friday and what a changing presidential administration means for logistics regulations.

As Americans adopted pets in record numbers this year, supply chains faced unprecedented challenges to source new capacity.

Shopping peak season is in full bloom but will retail reap the benefits? In the battle for dollars, is it Black Friday or Cyber Monday who ends up with all the money? Plus Trump tariffs make trade tumble, broken promises from the 1870’s, the East Coast is eating the West Coast’s freight leftovers, who made the Dean’s List, and are Millennials causing a Christmas tree shortfall? All this and more on this week’s What The Truck?!?

On the road for Thanksgiving? Tune in to FreightWaves Radio this Saturday at 3PM ET on SiriusXM’s Roaddog Trucking ch 146. Dooner and special guest co-host Andrew Cox will be bringing you all of the hottest stories from FreightWaves.com, plus we will do a deep dive into SONAR and the trucking numbers behind Black Friday.

UPS hopes to hire 50,000 seasonal workers at 185 hiring fairs across the country.

The November Market Update, presented in partnership with Convoy, featured FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan, who discussed macroeconomic data and trends in freight markets.