Black Friday

I found out there's a website that lists some of the big sales that are coming up in the newspaper ads for this coming Thursday (that's right, Thanksgiving Day) and Friday (known as Black Friday). It doesn't contain the print ads but a generic list. Just search Black Friday. I think it's blackfriday.info.

Why is it called Black Friday? It's the one day, no more like the 5-day period, when many retailers break into the black. It is also a temperature taker as far as Wall Street is concerned. The question it may answer is will this be a big spending holiday season or are people pulling back on their giving.

Notice I said 5-day period. It actually begins on Thanksgiving Day. Places like Kmart will have big door busters offered just for Thursday. An outlet mall not far from here opens at midnight Thanksgiving night to get a jump on the 5am and 6am when many stores open on Friday.

Aw, and do not forget Monday. The largest internet sales day before the holidays. Folks all over, at home and at work, are busy making their gift choices and ringing up those credit card balances.

So, we wait and watch along with Wall Street and retailers across the land.

'til later