4 ms·
Never heard of this theory. Black refers to ink color. Line items in red are loses, black are break-even or profit. Black-friday is when retailer make so much p
by mahmud 14y ago
Never heard of this theory. Black refers to ink color. Line items in red are loses, black are break-even or profit. Black-friday is when retailer make so much profit they get back in black.
Business type-writters had red and black ribbons.
- jeffcoat 14y agoWikipedia presents both origin stories, but the accounting version (black ink) does appear to be a 1980s back-formation trying to put a nicer spin on the name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin_of_the_term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Origin_...