Shopping Day Biggest Sales People Black Christmas Americans

Most Americans think that "Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving, in late November) is the "biggest shopping day" (the day with the greatest sales) of the year, but that is a "myth" (something that most people believe, but actually is not true). Stores "promote" (advertise; market) "incredible" (difficult or impossible to believe) sales on Black Friday and some people spend the night in front of the stores to "snag" (get; obtain) the best deals. But although Black Friday might be the "busiest shopping day" (with the greatest number of people going to stores) of the year, it actually is not the biggest shopping day.

The biggest shopping day "in terms of" (as measured by) total sales is usually the Saturday before Christmas, when many Americans do their "last-minute" (having waiting until it is almost too late to do something) shopping for gifts, decorations, and other things they will need for the "big" (important) holiday. In fact, the two weekends before Christmas are usually bigger shopping days than Black Friday, which is usually the 4th-8th biggest shopping day of the year.

The Monday that follows the Thanksgiving "holiday weekend" (a three- or four-day weekend, when many people don't have to work in recognition of a holiday) is also an important shopping day. "In recent years" (in the past few years), "online retailers" (companies that sell things through a website) have offered deep discounts on that day, called "Cyber Monday." Cyber Monday isn't the biggest shopping day yet, but online sales do "spike" (peak; increase sharply; reach a high point) that day each year.