'Black Friday Is Dying' (fastcompany.com)

A reader shares a report: For years, Black Friday signaled the beginning of Christmas shopping. The day after Thanksgiving was a frantic day of driving to the store at the crack of dawn to fight off other shoppers for great deals. For people who truly hated the ritual, I have some good news for you: Black Friday is going away. That's according to data from GPShopper, which tracks consumer behavior. It turns out, customers are really not into Black Friday. A full 81% of us feel stress surrounding the notion of Black Friday, and 45% of us believe it is the most stressful time of the year. And with online shopping, consumers are increasingly realizing they don't need to do all their shopping on one day. The majority would prefer to shop in the second week of December. Weirdly, a full 12% of consumers would prefer to shop after Christmas, to capitalize on the post-holiday sales, even though their recipients would get their presents a little late.

Comments

"dedicated minority" meaning African Americans?

[Anonymous Coward]

Black Friday was never a majority event. It was always a dedicated minority who were either looking for great deals or just had nothing better to do that day.

When you use the term "dedicated minority", are you referring to African Americans and Hispanic Americans?

It's reasonable for marginalized groups like those who are subjected to poverty to be seeking out good deals on goods that they otherwise couldn't afford the rest of the year. Poverty is no joke. It means that you can't just go out and buy clothing and other essential items whenever you want. It means that you need to budget, save your money, and buy when the price is right, even if that means waiting a long time.

It's also rather disrespectful for you to say that they "have nothing better to do that day". They most likely would rather be working one or more of their multiple jobs, trying desperately to make ends meet.

Please try to show some respect for those who aren't as financially well off as you might be.

Re:"dedicated minority" meaning African Americans?

[DNS-and-BIND]

I'm pretty certain he meant uninformed tight-arses, not a specific race.

Wow, your telepathy is amazing. Tell us how you can read minds like that! Judging by your weird nonstandard spelling, you come from a country without the legacy of Jim Crow, and thus have no idea what you're talking about. Pro TIP: shut the fuck up when you want to say anything about racial issues you have no idea about.

Re:"dedicated minority" meaning African Americans?

[DNS-and-BIND]

Way to totally miss the point of what I was saying. Butt out of other countries' racial problems, foreigner. You can't read minds and you're lying if you say you can. If you're going to spout alt-right bullshit like ". I'm not smart because I'm white, I'm smart because I actually thought about things and planned ahead" then go ahead and jump off a bridge, the human race will be improved by your absence.