Friday, 5 December, 2025
Cyber Monday originated in the United States in 2005 as a marketing term created by the National Retail Federation (NRF). It emerged as an extension of Black Friday, catering to the rise of online shopping. Retailers noticed a spike in e-commerce sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving, as consumers returned […]
Black Friday originally referred to a financial crisis, specifically the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Two Wall Street financiers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, tried to corner the gold market, causing the stock market to plunge. The term later took on a more positive connotation […]