Karolina Drewnik

Marta Kaszyńska

If capitalism were a religion, Black Friday would be

one of its most sacred celebrations

- Daily Emerald, 2008

HISTORY

Theories on the Origin of “Black Friday”

Theory #1 (1951) - Absent Workers

Theory #2 (1960) - Philadephia Traffic Cops

Theory #3 (1981) - Accounting From Red to Black

NOW

The statistics don't lie...

Black Friday impulse

How does it work?

Some things never change

The Switch to Thanksgiving

Aggressive and Dangerous Shoppers

Cyber Monday

Black Friday: What to Know Before You Go Shopping

1. What is a "good deal"?

2. What are the average savenings?

3. What does the "shopping with confidence" mean?

Bibliography

• http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/11/black-friday-history-myths-and-facts/

• https://blackfriday.com/

• https://www.theblackfriday.com/what-is-black-friday.shtml

• https://www.fundivo.com/stats/black-friday-statistics/#

• https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-black-friday-3305710

• http://www.statisticbrain.com/black-friday-yearly-spending/

• http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/

• http://dealnews.com/features/The-Facts-Behind-Black-Friday-Myths/

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