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 The popularity of Black Friday is expanding in the United Kingdom. On Black Friday 2016, total expenditure on online retail sites was £1.23 billion, a +12.2% increase over the £1.1 billion spent on the same day in 2015. For the first time in 2017, retail sales in the United Kingdom increased faster in November than in December.[([[http://d.nuscri.org/static/pdf/qcr/QCR-2017-Q1.pdf|nuscri]])]
+===== Weird Rumor =====
+An internet legend in 2013 claimed that the phrase originated in the American south prior to the Civil War, from the practice of selling slaves on the day following Thanksgiving. Snopes.com refuted this in 2015.[([[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/black-friday-origins/|snopes]])]
+===== Not Only Stores =====
+Black Friday is not just for stores, but also for online retailers who sell a variety of things.[([[https://www.shopify.com/enterprise/black-friday-ecommerce|shopify]])]