Subj : Re: Happy Thanksgiving to
To   : Dr. What
From : Blue White
Date : Thu Nov 30 2023 11:33 am

-=> Dr. What wrote to claw <=-

 DW> I worked for a retailer for 20 years and the actual reason "Black
 DW> Friday" is more like "Black November" is simply profits.  People only
 DW> have so much money to spend.  The sooner you get their money, the
 DW> better.  Otherwise they will have spent it someplace else and you don't
 DW> get any.

True.  I only spent one year in retail (1987-88!) and can attest that the
busiest the store was during the Thanksgiving-New Year period was the
weekend after Thanksgiving ("Black Friday") and then again not long before
Christmas (last minute shoppers).

The rest of the time it was only busier-enough than "normal" days to be
noticed... no big crowds.

Now the nearby Malls seemed to stay packed enough during the whole season
to need extra traffic direction, but the stand alone box stores like I
worked in did not.



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