Retail
August 11, 2020
Placer.ai explores the role of Black Friday in a pandemic year. Image credit: Placer.ai
By Dianna Dilworth
Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving Day in late November – has always been an important day for retailers as exclusive sales drive record foot traffic into stores and companies earn massive profits, pushing them into the black.
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