Although Black Friday itself only lasts one day, the discounts have lasted longer for several years. The offers are not only present in stores and shopping centers, but also on websites. Black Friday is the day just after Thanksgiving, this celebration is the fourth Thursday in November, therefore Black Friday is a day that varies in date every year.

Open earlier and close later, strategies that companies add to the discounts to take advantage of Black Friday

Is about an event where both consumers and companies benefit from offers and discounts. This American tradition originated in Philadelphia and has been celebrated for decades, both in the United States and in other parts of the world.

On this occasion, the Black Friday will take place on November 24ththe last Friday of this month of November.

How this date was born and why it eventually became the day of the biggest discounts in that country and other countries is something that many do not know, partly because its origins are undefined, although several possible starting points are known.

Black Friday activates travel to take purchases made in the United States: there are fewer clothing orders and a splash due to the arrival of international brands

According to National Geographic, the first time the term Black Friday was used was on September 24, 1869. It is said that on this day two Wall Street stockbrokers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, along with Boss Tweed, a New York politician, risked their fortunes by trying to invest in the gold market. However, the gold price plummeted and investors went bankrupt. That day would become known as ‘Black Friday’.

This shopping phenomenon also caused some stores to create and implement “Gray Thursday,” or opening at midnight on Friday, and Cyber ​​Monday, which is online-only sales and takes place on the Monday after Black Friday. (JO)