Black Friday

I've been seeing a lot of news articles complaining about how retailers start Christmas so early. But do you know why the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday"? Because that's the day that most stores finally start making money. Which means that the rest of the year they're losing money. These businesses have just a few weeks to make enough money to keep them going for the rest of the year. Can you really blame them for trying to stretch the season out?