Thanksgiving weekend has long been seen as the traditional start of the most important sales period for retailers, and so far, the indication is that

(Reuters) - Online sales in the U.S. were up about 4% for the first half of the Thanksgiving holiday, compared to a 2% rise last year, Salesforce data showed on Thursday, a fresh sign that shoppers are lapping up steep discounts from retailers.

Black Friday sales have become a phenomenon not just in the US but in India as well. Retailers like Amazon, Flipkart and others are offering deep discounts. Black Friday is observed the day after celebrating Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.