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Photo : Joni Hanebutt ( Shutterstock ) Not only do Thanksgiving traditions vary across families (both biological and chosen), communities, and regions, they also have a tendency to evolve over time. This goes for the menu (e.g. the inclusion of Brussels sprouts since they became trendy in the early 21st century), as well as shopping habits. For some, digesting their dinner while waiting in line for discounted electronic devices became a yearly occurrence sometime in the 1990s or early 2000s. But that tradition has been fizzling out over recent years, as retailers respond to criticism that they’re ruining what’s supposed to be a “family holiday” for both shoppers and their employees, by closing on Thanksgiving Day. For your reference, here are some of the national retailers that will remain open on Thanksgiving Day, as well as a few that will be closed. Which stores are open on Thanksgiving Day 2022? Though the shift away from Thanksgiving Day shopping began before the days of...

Photo : Rawpixel.com ( Shutterstock ) If you’re shocked to learn the internet isn’t a great place when it comes to your privacy , welcome to your first day online. Companies track everything you do when browsing the web, sometimes down to your individual keypresses and mouse clicks, and gobble up as much of your personal information as they can get their hands on. When you shop this Cyber Monday, and throughout the entire 2022 holiday season for that matter, know you aren’t just handing over your hard-earned dollars to retailers, you’re also giving out your data. The problem with shopping online is there are so many points at which you can lose you data . There are the stores themselves, which collect as much as they can while you browse their sites. On top of that, there are third-party trackers that follow you around from site to site, building a profile of your browsing habits. Then there are third-party services like Honey that help improve the shopping experience or...

Photo : Maksym Azovtsev ( Shutterstock ) As the perils of the winter Jon Snow warned us about begin to fade in late January, deals on winter clothing start to emerge from the retail mists like hordes of ice zombies. Or, for those not well-versed in the lore of Game of Thrones : The best time to buy winter apparel is in January and February , notes Investopedia , because that’s when stores begin trying to move cold weather inventory in earnest to make room for warmer weather wear. That means if you think you’ll need new winter gear come December 2023, now is the time to shop for it, when retailers are offering deals on all the surplus items that already made it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, and New Year sales. While that means you might have to do a digging to find a style you like in your size, you can rest assured you’ll be getting a good deal on it—but your options will get slimmer as spring gets closer. Here are the best retailer deals to shop right now. Macy...