Black Friday 2021: 3 key points to understand everything this year

For the past few years, at the end of November, the main e-commerce sites and many stores have been organizing Black Friday. On this exceptional day, they displayed very significant discounts on many products: high tech, household appliances, mobile telephony, clothing, etc. If during the first years, only a few brands participated, today, they all compete to offer their customers the best offers. To do this, they engage in a real price war, in stores and on the Internet. Unlike sales that offer discounts on end-of-series products, Black Friday 2021 stands out with slashed prices on the most popular products by consumers. On this occasion, you can equip yourself withappliances at the forefront of innovation or prepare Christmas gifts while realizing solid savings.

Black Friday 2021: 3 key points about the event

What is the origin of Black Friday?

If Black Friday is a popular event today, eagerly awaited by bargain hunters, its origin is often overlooked. In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving is a holiday. Traditionally, Americans took the opportunity to do their shopping, buy clothes or take family walks in open stores. It was an opportunity for store owners to achieve one of the best turnover of the year… It was in the 1960s that the term Black Friday was used for the first time. It would have been inspired by the color of ink used by traders to note their receipts in their books of accounts (as opposed to the red ink used for debts).Black Friday was introduced in France by Amazon in the early 2000s, but it was in 2014 that the phenomenon really gained momentum in the country.

When does Black Friday 2021 take place?

Black Friday is held the Friday following Thanksgiving, which always takes place on the last Thursday in November.

This secular feast, the date of which was fixed by Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the assistance given by the Indians to the pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower.

This year, Black Friday 2021 will take place on November 26, however, the good deals will be present online a few days before D-Day. This is why in recent years, we have not only been talking about Black Friday, but Black Week. .

This period of promotions like no other usually ends after the weekend, with Cyber ​​Monday concluding the event with a final round of additional promotions.

Which brands are participating in the event?

Many brick-and-mortar stores are offering discounts to their customers for Black Friday 2021, but the best deals are usually found online.

This year again, there is no doubt that e-commerce giants like Amazon or Cdiscount will organize very attractive discounts.

Stores specializing in High Tech or household appliances such as Fnac or Darty are not left out with a range of products that is growing year by year.

The brands also offer discounts for the occasion that can sometimes reach several hundred euros, as on the official sites of Dyson, Samsung or Xiaomi.

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