US Black Friday quieter as bargains spread over two days
Found on BBC on Saturday, 29 November 2014
Many shoppers headed straight to the shops whilst still digesting their Thanksgiving turkey on Thursday, forming queues outside Macy's by 6pm on what is becoming known as "grey Thursday".
Black Friday has been the top sales day of the year since 2005, according to ShopperTrak which tracks data on stores globally, beating into second place the Saturday before Christmas when last-minute shoppers stock up on Christmas gifts.
It's just idiotic. You can go shopping on the days before, and on the days after Black Friday (or Christmas for that matter); but slap a new pricetag onto products, and people will get crazy like there is no tomorrow.