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It literally meant the day stores would go into the "black" because many stores would be in the red for the year overall until they sold so much on that one day
by surge 5y ago
It literally meant the day stores would go into the "black" because many stores would be in the red for the year overall until they sold so much on that one day they'd turn a profit for the year or go into the "black" on their accounting.
- staticman2 5y agoYou are repeating a fairy tale some marketers invented to explain the black friday name. Black friday is a term for a day when something horrible ocurs, the term was applied to the day after thanksgiving by police in an american city because of the difficulty in maintaining crowd control and it caught on.
- Dylan16807 5y agoIf you're so certain your etymology is the right one, you should probably be able to name the city.
- SapporoChris 5y agoPhiladelphia and Rochester. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin_of_the_term_Black_Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin...
- hermes8329 5y agoWell guess what? Language and terminology change over time While black Friday is a reference to a single day in history. It is also a reference to the annual shopping for Christmas. Which has also changed. It really was the start of the shopping season but alas, you cant stop change
- relaxing 5y agoNo stores operate at a loss for 10 months out of the year.