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- 1. the day after Thanksgiving, regarded as the first day of the traditional Christmas shopping season, on which retailers offer special reduced prices: "shoppers were snapping up deals on Black Friday"
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Nov 20, 2023 · Black Friday is the name for the day after Thanksgiving, when retailers offer discounts and shoppers start their holiday shopping. Learn about the origin of the term, its connection to financial panics and crashes, and the other shopping holidays in November.
Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight [2] or even on Thanksgiving.
It is believed by many that the term Black Friday derives from the concept that businesses operate at a financial loss, or are “in the red,” until the day after Thanksgiving, when massive sales finally allow them to turn a profit, or put them “in the black.” However, this is untrue.
Nov 23, 2015 · Black Friday took on a new meaning in the 1980s as the day that stores sold so much merchandise that their annual revenue went from being “in the red” (loss) to “in the black” (profit).
Nov 27, 2022 · Black Friday is the name of the biggest shopping day of the year, but it has a dark history. Learn how a stock market crash, a football game, and a retail strategy shaped the term's evolution.
“Black Friday” is the name which the Philadelphia Police Department has given to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. It is not a term of endearment to them.
Nov 13, 2023 · Black Friday is not a shopping event, but a term for the chaos that used to happen in Philadelphia after Thanksgiving. Learn how the name evolved and what it means today.
