What does black Friday mean ..you know the day after thanksgiving?????????????
2007-10-07 08:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is frequently referred to as Black Friday.
General Use: One of the major U.S. holiday shopping days. The day many U.S. consumers begin Christmas shopping. The day is heavily promoted by retailers.
Origin: The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black", at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit.
Also Known As: The day after Thanksgiving.
Taken from http://retailindustry.about.com/od/abouttheretailindustry/g/black_friday.htm
For more please check these links :- http://www.snopes.com/holidays/thanksgiving/shopping.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday
I hope this answers your question.
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2007-10-07 09:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by Soul Doctor 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, marks the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season, although retailers often decorate for the Christmas season weeks before-hand. Many retailers open very early (typically 5 A.M.) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores. Although the day after Thanksgiving has served as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season for decades, the term "Black Friday" has been traced back only to the 1970s and did not achieve widespread popularity until about 2002.
2007-10-07 15:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biggest shopping day of the year. All the stores will be in the balck rather than in the red. When you are in the black, you are making money beyond your operating costs.
2007-10-07 15:56:49 · answer #3 · answered by hill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most store say they show their first yearly profit that day. Biggest shopping day of the year in some stores.
2007-10-07 15:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by the_chief 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's when storekeepers books go "back into the black" after the holiday shopping spree
2007-10-07 15:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
busiest shopping day of the year
2007-10-07 15:55:14 · answer #6 · answered by sunshinegirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
biggest shopping day
2007-10-08 20:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋