Black Friday produces almost 20% of the total yearly sales of retail stores. Because of this, the economy has started to depend on this day to recover from the recession. This year some shops opened before midnight which drew in an even bigger crowd. It is almost impossible not to spend money when everything is so electronically linked. The benefits of black Friday still do not outweigh the costs. Below is a graph comparing black Friday sales to overall official holiday retail sales.
"U.S. economy depends too heavily upon Black Friday." The Daily Utah Chronicle. 11 Dec. 2012 <http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=2581213>.
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