Definition: 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.
Ha...and I thought the "black" in black Friday was a reference to the general mood of the public due to crowded stores and checkout lines.
I've always been about as sharp as a marble...
It wouldn`t have been better celebrating exploityation in the name of profitability.
It wouldn`t have been better celebrating exploitation in the name of profitability.
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