The rise and decline of Black Friday: Here’s how it became a $9 billion extravaganza where shoppers fought over discount TVs — and why it’s now dying out.

Thanksgiving Day holiday shoppers line up with television sets on discount at the Target retail store in Chicago, Illinois, in 2013. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Though Black Friday became one of the biggest and busiest shopping days of the year, it wasn’t always that way. Before it exploded into the national, post-Thanksgiving holiday we know today, it…

Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals: The best discounts available on consoles, games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and more

A variety of Nintendo Switch products are available at great discounts. Nintendo When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. If Nintendo is famous for anything (aside from great games), it’s that their products barely ever go on sale. But among the deals available this Black Friday, we’re seeing…

The best Black Friday 2022 deals on vacuums: Save up to $400 on robot vacuums, Dyson vacuums, and more

iRobot/Insider When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Black Friday 2022 is underway. It’s your chance to score deals on cordless stick vacuums, upright vacuums, and robot vacuums at Walmart, Target, Amazon, and other retailers. We see significant price drops on top names, including Shark, iRobot Roomba, Bissell, and…

25 photos of space that could change the way you see our universe and make you feel very small

Webb captured the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team The universe is beautiful, strange, and vast across space and time — perhaps more than you realize. NASA telescopes and space probes have imaged black holes, early galaxies, and star nurseries. Here…