LONDON - DECEMBER 23:  Shoppers make their way along O今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)就在 2022 年 11 月 24 日。  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Cover 今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)就在 2022 年 11 月 24 日。(Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
LONDON - DECEMBER 23:  Shoppers make their way along O今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)就在 2022 年 11 月 24 日。  (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

今年的黑色星期五(Black Friday)就在 2024年11月29日星期五。

「黑色星期五 Black Friday 」2024 年將於11月29日星期五登場。每年都於感恩節的後一天登場,即是每年 11 月的第四個星期五舉行,而中文又被稱作黑色購物節,又稱作「黑五」,顧名思義為一年中各個商家最看重兼最繁忙的日子之一,而不少電商如 Costco 將提早開始起跑系列折扣活動。

根據了解,黑色星期五是近幾年才誕生的詞彙,最早於 2005 年美國網路 shop.org 創造的購物節日,許多商家會在這天提供提供促銷活動,吸引眾多民眾前往消費,有點類似 11.11 購物節以及法國、葡萄牙與德國盛行的 Cyber Monday。在美國、加拿大開始漸漸地有在黑色星期五消費的習慣後,進而影響至全世界,到了 2017 年台灣好市多也開始在這天進行促銷,加深了台灣人對於「黑色星期五」的印象。

關於黑色星期五這天的起源,普遍的認為看法由於這一天是感恩節後開業的第一天,再加上人們通常由此開始聖誕節大採購,很多商店都會顧客迎門從而有大額進帳。

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: Bergdorf Goodman Fashion Director Linda Fargo (R), and Santa Claus cheer at the Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows unveiling on November 18, 2021 in New York City. This year’s theme is “The Present Moment," which celebrates the beauty of life and the importance of living in a more purposeful manner. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: Bergdorf Goodman Fashion Director Linda Fargo (R), and Santa Claus cheer at the Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows unveiling on November 18, 2021 in New York City. This year’s theme is “The Present Moment," which celebrates the beauty of life and the importance of living in a more purposeful manner. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

雖然美國網路 shop.org 率先流行起來的日子,但漸漸的美國消費者習慣了這種消費模式,所以在黑色星期五這天,絕大多數商店都會清晨五、六點鐘就開門,有的甚至更早,同時商家更會採取提前在感恩節幾天前的報紙上刊登廣告,發放優惠券,對商品大幅降價等措施來吸引顧客,很多消費者把這一天看作準備聖誕禮物或買到便宜貨的黃金時刻,由於降價商品數量有限,很多熱門商店(如沃爾瑪)門前在前一天晚上就會排起長隊。

黑色星期五這一天通常都是個採購狂潮,於美國、加拿大的銷售額約為一年中的前三高。(附註:通常一年中銷售額最高潮是聖誕節前夜或之前的一個星期六)

為什麼用「黑色」命名

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Two models standing outside the Selfridges department store, wearing dresses by French designer Piere Cardin and admiring the Christmas lights on Oxford Street, London, December 1966. The brocade dresses are both exclusive to Miss Selfridge and cost 12 guineas each. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Two models standing outside the Selfridges department store, wearing dresses by French designer Piere Cardin and admiring the Christmas lights on Oxford Street, London, December 1966. The brocade dresses are both exclusive to Miss Selfridge and cost 12 guineas each. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

看完以上,想必讀者們都了解到黑色星期五是一個代表購物的日子,但為什麼要用「黑色」作為名稱呢?因為美國傳統上商家會用不同顏色的墨水來記帳:紅色表示虧損即赤字;反之黑色則為有盈利,意指這天能夠收穫極高的營業額。此外,商家也期待這一天過後,年度營收由負轉正,由紅字轉為黑字。

又稱作綠色星期五?

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Alicia Silverstone holding shopping bags in a scene from the film 'Clueless', 1995. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 06: A guest wears pink square sunglasses, gold and pear pendant earrings, gold chain necklaces, a neon pink t-shirt, a yellow mustard blazer jacket, matching yellow mustard flared pants, a brown shiny leather handbag, a white cotton large handbag, a navy blue shopping bag, a burgundy shiny Cartier shopping bag, gold shiny leather belted sandals , outside Viktor & Rolf, during Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall Winter 2022 2023, on July 06, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Be
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Alicia Silverstone holding shopping bags in a scene from the film 'Clueless', 1995. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 06: A guest wears pink square sunglasses, gold and pear pendant earrings, gold chain necklaces, a neon pink t-shirt, a yellow mustard blazer jacket, matching yellow mustard flared pants, a brown shiny leather handbag, a white cotton large handbag, a navy blue shopping bag, a burgundy shiny Cartier shopping bag, gold shiny leather belted sandals , outside Viktor & Rolf, during Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall Winter 2022 2023, on July 06, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Be

由於黑色星期五跟購物有關,但是有些商家(如:ToysRus)為了避免黑色帶來的負面意義與聯想,通常會把此節日稱為「綠色星期五」,原因為美元鈔票是綠色的,所以也有期待在這天能有大筆美元入帳的寓意。

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