Black Friday marks the official start to the holiday shopping season. I believe the phrase refers to the hope that a profitable Thanksgiving weekend will put them 'in the black' (make them...
Stores are considered in the Black when they have a profit. In the red if not. So black Friday means lots of stores making money, and hopefully, lots of people also getting good deals. It is said to...
In bookkeeping, red ink means the company owes more money than they have made. When you have made more money then you owe, the records are in black ink. Many businesses don't go from red to black ink...