Black Friday
noun
US
: the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day that is considered by retailers to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season
Note: The origin of Black Friday in this sense is not known for certain. The day was allegedly so named either in reference to traffic congestion in central cities on the day after Thanksgiving or to the supposed fact that retailers' accounts shifted from red to black with the beginning of the shopping season.
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That’s right: Dyson hair dryers and stylers are still marked down to their Black Friday sale prices at Amazon today.
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
TikTok Shop raked in $100 million in single-day sales this Black Friday — that’s triple the number from 2023,according to the company.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The forecasts come after tumultuous Thanksgiving travel for many people in the Northeast, particularly those on their way home from family gatherings on Black Friday as heavy lake-effect snow hit Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
On Black Friday, online retail sales grew 14.6%, while in-store sales grew 0.7%, and the Mastercard Economics Institute expects online retail sales to grow 7.1% year over year during the holiday season.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
TikTok Shop raked in $100 million in single-day sales this Black Friday — that’s triple the number from 2023,according to the company.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
The forecasts come after tumultuous Thanksgiving travel for many people in the Northeast, particularly those on their way home from family gatherings on Black Friday as heavy lake-effect snow hit Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
On Black Friday, online retail sales grew 14.6%, while in-store sales grew 0.7%, and the Mastercard Economics Institute expects online retail sales to grow 7.1% year over year during the holiday season.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Black Friday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Friday. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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