As we all know, Black Friday attracts so many shoppers annually for the one day of the year that has crazy post thanksgiving, before Christmas deals. However, because of the push of technology, online shopping has been pulling away in-store shoppers and has attracted more people to online shop. One man, Victor Moore, said that because of a special in-store deal on a TV, he waited two hours early and did not shop online, but in-store. Now, analysts are saying that they expect Amazon to take half of the growth made during the holiday season. Many people have been looking at different brand stores, like Macy's, and have seen that depending on the sales and whether people are just looking or actually buying is in direct relation to if the store has an increase or decrease in growth.
This is related to apush because since there was no online, there was no other choice of buying than either through trade or in person. This just goes to show how different times were from now to then. Also, when the pilgrims celebrated their first thanksgiving they were not worried about going shopping, but rather truly being thankful. Because of the Market and Industrial Revolution technology has advanced to where things can be sold online rather than by a train ride, or by a boat. This was written to inform shoppers and business's.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/stores-hope-deals-excitement-draw-shoppers-black-friday-51355135
Olivia Wall
i love how black friday was incorporated into the market and industrial revolution. First there were textiles being sold, now the sky's the limit in what one can buy.
ReplyDeleteI personally think online shopping can end up making people lazy (even though I love it). There shouldn't be violence in the first place during this day, people become so materialistic when they don't want to pay for a t-shirt that would cost only $5 extra any other given day.
ReplyDeleteThis proves that history affects how we live today in many different ways and I enjoy your analogy to the pilgrims!
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