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Black Friday: A brief history and little known facts
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Black Friday has long served as the kick-off for the holiday shopping season, but the annual retail event is a day that’s shrouded in a little mystery.
"Many people think that ‘Black Friday’ comes from the idea that it’s a highly profitable day for retailers, one where they’re getting ‘out of the red’ and ‘into the black,’" said Jay Myers, the co-founder and vice president of growth at Bold Commerce. "The term didn’t actually originate from retailers. Philadelphia police officers first used the term ‘Black Friday’ in the 1960s to describe the day after Thanksgiving, when a flurry of tourists came into the city to shop, causing traffic jams and accidents."
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