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Covid Put a Dent in the Unstoppable Rise of Black Friday (infographic)

The term “Black Friday” to describe the day after Thanksgiving Day in the United States first became more widely known in the 1980s. Originally coined by the police to describe the catastrophic traffic congestions associated with the (unofficial) start of the Christmas shopping season, Black Friday has routinely been the busiest shopping day of the year since the early 2000s, as many retailers started offering special discounts and opening their stores early to lure as many shoppers in as possible.

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While Black Friday still is the biggest day of the year for brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States, the rise of e-commerce has helped the concept of Black Friday discounts become a global phenomenon over the past decade. As the following chart, based on Google Search trends, shows, Black Friday is getting bigger every year in terms of consumer interest. Every year? Well, every year until the pandemic hit. In November 2020, Google search interest for the term “Black Friday” fell almost 40 percent short of the 2019 level. In fact, search volume was at the lowest level since 2015.

It will be interesting to see if searches for Black Friday deals will pick up again this year. Data from the U.S. suggests that consumers are ready to spend big this year, after Covid disrupted last year’s holiday shopping season and the festivities themselves.

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Infographic: Covid Put a Dent in the Unstoppable Rise of Black Friday | Statista

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