Throughout Black Friday 2024, we invite you to find the best deals already available on several major product categories in dedicated selections. Cell phones (and iPhones), computers, AirPods, PS5, household appliances, electric bikes… Select the type of product you are looking for and you will find the best prices of the moment here!
What date for Black Friday 2024 ?
Black Friday 2024 does not depend on a particular organizer. But the event follows a fairly simple schedule. Tradition has it that the date of Black Friday always falls on the last Friday of November, after the Thanksgiving holidays in the United States. Based on this principle, the official date of Black Friday 2024 has been set for Friday, November 29, 2024. However, it is possible to find a multitude of offers each year well before this official date, with several sites offering promotions stamped “Black Friday Week” or “previews” from the beginning of November.
Which stores participate in Black Friday ?
Black Friday is a commercial operation that can involve any business, physical or dematerialized. In France, it is regularly possible to find the same participants each year. During previous editions of Black Friday, promotions were visible at certain brands such as Fnac, Darty, Boulanger, CDiscount, and many others. Some specialist stores like Zara, Electro Dépôt and Castorama also regularly take part in Black Friday.
Black Friday is an operation largely led by Amazon. The e-commerce giant often gives the green light to the operation by offering promotions in early or mid-November. The start of “Black Friday Week” has been scheduled for November 21 this year, but Amazon is already offering “previews” him too, not to mention his famous “flash sales” which have already seen prices soar since the beginning of the month.
What are the origins of Black Friday ?
The tradition of Black Friday as we know it today dates back to the 50s and 60s. At the time, many retailers offered a day punctuated by multiple promotions across several cities in the United States. The Philadelphia police then decided to use the expression “Black Friday” to describe this day that follows the Thanksgiving festivities. This name then allows the city's police to anticipate this day as very busy. in terms of crowd movements and traffic jams.
The expression “Black Friday”, however, does not seem to suit retailers who consider the name too pejorative. Several stores in the city of Philadelphia will try, in vain, to circulate the name “Big Friday”, but without much success. It will finally be decided to give another origin to the name “Black Friday”: a day when merchants are emerging from the economic deficit and are therefore filling their account books with black ink rather than red.
The concept takes off and Black Friday soon spreads across the country in the late 90s before reaching the rest of the globe thanks to e-commerce giants like Amazon. Nowadays, Black Friday even extends over several weeks with discounts that can be found until mid-December.
What is Cyber Monday, the last day of Black Friday ?
Traditionally, Black Friday is followed by a final day of promotions called “Cyber Monday”. Although this tradition is not followed by all Black Friday participants, it allows some merchants to offer final offers on different products. Without being reserved for online stores, Cyber Monday stands out more on the internet than in physical stores.
And for good reason: Cyber Monday primarily offers promotions on high-tech products. These can involve several types of offers. If you are looking for big discounts on laptops, video games or tablets, Cyber Monday can be the ultimate opportunity to crack.
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116