Ever wonder how Black Friday started?

Popular in the US since 1952, Black Friday marks the day after Thanksgiving, and people generally take this day off in order to have a four-day weekend (and start their Christmas shopping).

While Black Friday is relatively new to South Africa, it has been a popular event in the US since 1952.  

The history of Black Friday explained

The fourth Friday of November marks the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, and people generally take this day off in order to have a four-day weekend (and to start their Christmas shopping). This day off increased the number of potential shoppers and marked the opening of the festive season, and a time when many businesses went from being 'in the red' to 'being in the black' from a profit perspective. Thus, the term Black Friday was born. The origin of the concept of Black Friday dates back to 1952, but the term was only widely recognised in the early 2000s.

Then what happened?

Eventually, other countries began to adopt this phrase as a retail publicity stunt to boost sales and it caught on like wildfire.

 

How can you score with Black Friday?

But enough of the history lesson. Point is, you stand to benefit from *major* discounted prices, and any savvy shopper knows a good deal when they see one.

Click here to be the first to know about Edgars' Black Friday deals running from 22-25 November.