TechCrunchThanksgiving e-commerce sales pass $1.5B, up 17% year-on-yearTechCrunchBlack Friday, the day after a quiet Thanksgiving Thursday, traditionally has been thought of as the start of the holiday sales season, but the rise of e-commerce in the last few years has changed all that, and the action is already kicking off today ...Black Friday Merchants Look to Extend Moment of Retail OptimismBloombergThe Black Friday frenzy officially begins today.