What is BLACK FRIDAY??

Black Friday is not an actual holiday, but is the day after Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and traditionally starts the Christmas shopping season. It is routinely the busiest shopping day of the year. The day's name originated in Philadelphia, where heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic would occur the day after Thanksgiving. Since 1975, the term was widely. Another meaning of Black Friday indicates the point where retailers begin to turn a profit or are 'in the black.'

What about shopping?
Items usually go on sale and at the lowest in the season. Items can be from 10%-75% off their retail price. Stores offering early-day shopper specials usually run the deals from 5 a.m. until 11 a.m. Retailers offer these promotional sales to kick off the holiday season. Some non-retail employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers.

What time do stores open?
Stores and most major retailers open as early as 4:00 a.m. on Black Friday. Some stores such as Target, Kohls, Macy's, Best Buy and Bealls) even opening at midnight (12:00 a.m.). In recent years, retailers have been trending towards opening on Black Thursday, Thanksgiving evening. Since 2011, Walmart launched it's first Black Thursday, This year (2012), Walmart will begin its Black Friday sales at 8pm on Thursday and the stores that are normally open 24 hours a day anyway will begi.