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# Black Monday
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3174/
- Published: 2005-11-28T17:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2005-11-28T17:15:56.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Essay, #wpChunk

I found this development interesting:

> The Friday after Thanksgiving may be the kickoff of the holiday shopping season in malls and stores, but online, the big day is the Monday after Thanksgiving -- today -- when people go back to work.

> "Thanksgiving is when we get lists of what family members want," said Tresa Undem, an analyst with Lake Research Partners, a District-based polling firm. . . .

> The online retail industry has taken to calling today Cyber Monday or Black Monday, named after Black Friday, when many retailers traditionally have started to make a profit -- or go into the black -- for the year. In a recent survey by Shop.org and BizRate Research, 77 percent of retailers reported that their sales last year increased substantially on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

[*WaPo* Link](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/27/AR2005112701179%5Fpf.html?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).