Black Friday

Right around the end of November, with generally a month to go until the holidays, consumers are ready to start buying their Christmas or Haunakah gifts. Fortunately for them, one particular 24-hour period seems to be the day where all the great deals are found. That day, the day after Thanksgiving, is what retailers like to call Black Friday.

Black Friday has two origins for its name, but they both point to the same selling event. According to Wikipedia, "the term "Black Friday" originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. More recently, merchants and the media have used it instead to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit)." In either case, it all points to buying a variety of goods, including games, TVs, and, toys, at cut-rate prices from retailers nationwide.

With the advent of the Internet, more and more Black Friday sites are popping up and in some cases offer advance copies of these ads listings all the deals. These sites include, Blackfriday.info, Black Friday 2008, and Black Friday @ GottaDeal.com.

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• Shoppers Showed Up, but Spent on Bargains

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  About 23 million more consumers visited retail stores and Web sites over the weekend, but total spending was about the same as last year.
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• Amazon.com edges out Walmart on Black Friday online traffic (via postie)

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 155
  Bookmark this categoryWhile Walmart dominated Thanksgiving Day online traffic, Amazon.com saw the most traffic on Black Friday, which is the traditional beginning of the holiday sales season.Experian Hitwise reported that Amazon was the top-visited retail web site among the top 500 retail sites. Overall traffic to ...
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• Talkcast tonight: Black Friday + Cyber Monday with WalletPop and Dealnews

  
  F-Default — Authority: 541
  -: TUAW Business , Podcasts , Deals It’s been a quiet few days, but we’re back live tonight at 10pm ET with two special guests: Beth Gladstone from our sister site WalletPop , and Dan de Grandpre from Dealnews . We’ll be talking about the weekend’s shopping, the upcoming deals for Cyber Monday, and the outlook ...
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• Cyber Monday Set To Be A Lackluster Black Friday

  
  StarterTech.com — Authority: 425
  It would seem from the prices we’re seeing that retailers aren’t quite as excited as they used to be about Cyber Monday. While we headed out to Walmart for Black Friday, we also did some online shopping during the sales, picking up a lot of DVDs and Blu-rays. Now, normally the sales get repeated on Monday, or ...
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• Black Friday – What did you buy?

  
  Pixelated Geek — Authority: 146
  The shopping weekend rush is now over.  All those hot sale items are gone, web servers aren’t stressing as much, and, after doing a quick Google Search, it seems like no one died this year.  Good job, America. So, did you participate in Black Friday? If so, did you participate virtually or physically? Also, what ...
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• Thanksgiving Weekend: higher retail sales but lesser shopping spending

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 581
  It seems that Thanksgiving knows no recession. Thanksgiving weekend retail sales came up to a whopping total of $41.2 billion, beating the 2008 haul by $1.2 billion. The amount is a .5% increase over last year’s $41 billion. However, ‘the average shopper spent 8% less than in 2008, $343.31 against $372.57.’ ...
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• Online Shoppers Spend Over the Weekend, But Will it Last?

  
  Bits — Authority: 759
  After finishing the turkey and doing the dishes, many more people than last year turned on their computers and went shopping. But will Thanksgiving weekend spending continue through the holiday season? On Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, ...
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• Online Shoppers Spend Over the Weekend, But Will it Last?

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  On Black Friday, online shoppers spent 11 percent more than last year, but retailers are not sure whether the spending will continue.
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• Shoppers already whetting holiday appetite online (Reuters)

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 461
  Reuters – Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals. Read more: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Shoppers already whetting holiday appetite online (Reuters)
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• Black Friday Becoming an Online Shopping Day

  
  ShoppingBlog.com — Authority: 645
  An NRF study found people wre buying computers, TVs and winter coats on Black Friday. Andrew Eisner of Retrevo.com says the trend is that Black Friday is turning into more of an online shopping day. He says even Thanksgiving day is becoming an online shopping event. Andrew Eisner says the TV was the hottest item ...
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• Words from the (Investment) Wise (November 29, 2009)

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 143
  As shoppers were emptying their purses on Black Friday bargains, Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt roiled financial markets, plunging risky assets into the red. The government of Dubai requested a six-month payment freeze on the $59 billion debt issued by Dubai World - a state-owned conglomerate that has ...
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• Kmart Cyber Monday Ad features TVs, Laptops, Digital Cameras

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 685
  The Cyber Monday 2009 Kmart deals are now online and most of the savings are on televisions and digital cameras. There are several netbooks and computers included in the Cyber Monday sale, but do some comparison shopping with Best Buy and Walmart as they may have better deals.
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• Black Friday is a flat-screen TV

  
  Shop Talk — Authority: 500
  Americans were united this weekend in the hunt for cheap electronics. It looks like the biggest Black Friday deals out there were for flat-screen televisions at around $400 (remember when $1,000 was considered a discount?) and laptops under $500.      “Last year, Blu-ray players that were selling for probably ...
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• Cyber Monday: not just for retailers any more

  
  Gadling — Authority: 703
  Filed under: North America , United States , Hotels and Accommodations After four days off, the world will slide behind its desks again on Monday morning. Theyll try to get back into the swing of work life, but it wont be immediate. So, as they ease back into productivity, many will push into the shopping world ...
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• Forget Cyber Monday…It’s Staples Sharpie Sunday

  
  CenterNetworks — Authority: 564
  Tomorrow in the U.S. is the special online-only holiday of Cyber Monday. I just left my finger workout class at the local gym to get ready for all of the exciting and quick moving deals that will be available. If you are new to Cyber Monday or are looking for information on how to find the best deals, I’ve shared a ...
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• Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 168
  Reuters – Consumers spent significantly less at the start of the holiday season this weekend, dimming hopes for a retail comeback that would help propel the economy early in 2010. Read the original:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend (Reuters)
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• My First Black Friday Shopping Trip!

  
  BananaBlueberry and other good Stuff for You — Authority: 414
       Well, I finally did it.  I went against years of eye rolling and head shaking… and I joined the shoppers in the early morning on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. It was cool!  I’m doing again next year- in fact, I’m making it a Christmas tradition!! Read all about it here, at DC Metro ...
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• US Shoppers Spent Less Over Black Friday: NRF

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  US Shoppers Spent Less Over Black Friday: NRF US, RETAIL, ECONOMY, SHOPPERS, SHOPPING, BLACK FRIDAY, TARGET, WAL-MART, GAP, SAKS Reuters | 29 Nov 2009 | 03:41 PM ET American consumers shopped more for bargains at the start of the U.S. holiday season and spent significantly less than a year ago, according to early data ...
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• Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - American consumers shopped more for bargains at the start of the U.S. holiday season and spent significantly less than a year ago, according to early data released on Sunday. Consumers said they will have spent nearly 8 percent less on average, or about $343 per person, over the weekend that ...
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• Online Black Friday Holiday Spending Hits $595 Million In U.S. - What Did You Buy?

  
  The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — Authority: 540
  This Black Friday topped $595 Million in spending online here in the U.S. I did my part, not only online, but also by hitting some stores on Black Friday. My first trip was over to Lowe’s which were offering Black and Decker storage cabinets for half-price at $44 a piece. I picked up four units to help clean up the ...
  6 hours ago

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