2006-12-11 03:27:23 · 19 answers · asked by Minion 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
When Thanksgiving is over, people start think more about the Christmas holiday. Stores realize this and offer huge sales on that day.
2006-12-11 03:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, if we are going to be technical about this -- the twenty sixth is a Sunday this 12 months and could hence no longer be an somewhat busy figuring out to purchase day for most shops. they'll probable have shorter hours on Sundays. i assume that you're which ability the day after Thanksgiving or maybe this isn't the bussiest figuring out to purchase day of the 12 months. it truly is, even with the undeniable fact that, the classic initiate of the vacation Season and when you consider that a lot of persons are off artwork that day it purely looks extra crowded than familiar. The shops will do about 20% of their annual quantity durring this very last month before Christmas.... with the most lively day being the Saturday before Christmas. This 12 months - which will be on the twenty third.
2016-11-25 20:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the day retailers have trained buyers to come in and do their major gift shopping so that the accountants can show the shareholders or owners whether or not the store had a good year.
In the business the Friday after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", (meaning black ink), because the sales will show whether the company is in the black ink, meaning showing a profit for the year, or the red ink, meaning showing a loss for the year.
2006-12-11 03:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can thank UPS and the unions for that. UPS workers in their new contracts decided to make one of their floating holidays the day after Thanksgiving, and thus UPS created the first 4 day weekend. As a result, MOST businesses are closed or have minimal operations the next day. As a result, more people are free to shop.
Businesses take advantage of this and have specials from 5 am to noon.
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2006-12-11 03:33:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it is the day retailers offer really good sales to get people to come in and buy the sale items as well as other non-sale items. It signals the official start of Christmas shopping.
2006-12-11 03:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by Mlly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sales. Some people think of it as getting ready time for x-mas or any other holiday are that time. Mostly the sales of all the stuff they didn't sell before Thanksgiving .
2006-12-11 09:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mel :D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a great time to start holiday shopping because there are 50% off sales, buy one get one half-off sales, and more just floating around everywhere.
2006-12-11 09:28:57 · answer #7 · answered by precious_angel321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people start there holiday shopping that day, they have the day off and they got there christmas club checks. They are also out for great deals and the massive rush of the crowds
2006-12-11 03:35:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kicks off the holiday shopping season-also just manipulation of the general public lol
2006-12-11 03:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by tokenwhtgrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Begining of holliday shopping season. Happy Hollidays!
2006-12-14 16:28:31 · answer #10 · answered by sums 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋