Bloomberg Barneys New York Inc will deepen its discounts over Black Friday weekend in a rare clearance of luxury brands — undercutting rival retailers that are generally loathe to offer price cuts on expensive merchandise. Clearance sales at Barneys will average 30% to 35% off starting on Wednesday as the holiday shopping rush begins, a representative for B. Riley Financial, …

Bloomberg For the least expensive Thanksgiving meal, head to discount grocery chain Aldi. That’s the conclusion of a report that measures the price tag on a basket of 20 common Thanksgiving items, including a 12-pound turkey, potatoes, green beans and corn, at 15 retailers in New Jersey. The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner has dropped about 2.3% from last …

Bloomberg Best Buy Co entered the holiday shopping season on a positive note after posting quarterly sales that topped estimates and raising its full-year-outlook, sending the shares higher. Fuelled by demand for appliances, headphones, tablets and services like tech support, comparable-store sales in the US rose 2%, easily beating analysts’ projections. The Minneapolis-based consumer-electronics retailer also boosted its forecast for …