1. Black Friday
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

2. Black Friday
• the day following Thanksgiving Day
in the United States
• traditionally the beginning of
the Christmas shopping season
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3. Name indication
"Black Friday" indicates the point
at which retailers begin to turn a profit,
or are "in the black"
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4. Busiest shopping day
• Black Friday is one of
the busiest shopping days of the year
• it marks the official beginning
of the Christmas season
• many employers give their employees
the day off as part of the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend, increasing the potential
number of shoppers
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5. Black Friday sales
• virtually all retailers in the country
offer various sales
• retailers extend beyond normal hours:
– opening as early as 12:00 am
– remaining open overnight
on Thanksgiving Day and beginning
sales prices at midnight
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6. Virtual Black Friday
• Black Friday has been exported
to nations outside of North America
• major online retailers have sales, too
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7. Reference
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012