It is usually customary to make discounts before the holidays as a gift to customers. But this is not the case with Black Friday. It became a continuation of one of the biggest celebrations in the USA — Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, in a close family circle, and they prepare no less carefully than for Christmas and New Year.
Retail chains are also preparing for the holiday by purchasing all the goods in stock. As a result, after Thanksgiving, a lot of products remain in warehouses, and in the first days of December, customers begin to prepare for the next event — Christmas. Therefore, the desire of merchants to free shelves and raise money for further purchases becomes quite natural.
So Black Friday became a mutually beneficial action:
- Buyers get the opportunity to purchase digital and household appliances, shoes, clothes and other necessities at competitive prices.
- Sellers receive free places in the warehouse and live money for purchases by Christmas.
There is no Thanksgiving Day in Russia and the CIS countries. But both sides also benefit. Sellers come out on top due to the large volume of sales and the awakening of interest in old collections. And customers get the opportunity to purchase things and New Year's gifts for their loved ones with a good discount.