Black Friday Insanity
Stores often advertise these “limited-time, very cheap” items to draw in crowds on Black Friday.
What are doorbusters?
Some retailers have extended Black Friday into a month-long event, combining it with this early-November online sales day to boost e-commerce.
What is Cyber Monday?
In 2008, this retailer set a record for the largest single Black Friday shopping crowd at one location, with tens of thousands waiting in line before dawn.
What is Walmart?
In 2011, a shopper at this store in New York accidentally drove her car into the crowd outside during Black Friday, sparking widespread media attention.
What is Macy’s?
This U.S. city is credited with coining the term “Black Friday” in the 1960s to describe heavy post-Thanksgiving traffic.
What is Philadelphia?