White Friday in some Arab countries is a day equivalent to the Black Friday discounts in the United States, Canada and Europe, the day after Thanksgiving Day, where companies offer thousands of deals and discounts for a wide variety of products.
Amazon, previously known as "Souq.com" after it acquired it in a deal in 2017 for $ 580 million, put the idea of "White Friday" for the first time in 2014 to be suitable for the Arab world that does not celebrate Thanksgiving, and white color is a symbol of positive and good Unlike the black color correlation with sad and tragic events.
Today, many countries in the Arab world are participating in the White Friday cuts such as Kuwait, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Black Friday story
"Black Friday" falls on the day after Thanksgiving in November on the Friday following the last Thursday of the month, as stores compete for discounts on the third Friday of November.
This is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, with most stores offering great discounts.
The term "Black Friday" was first used on September 24, 1869, coinciding with the economic crisis in America, where investors Jay Gold and Jim Fisk raised gold prices, leading to a 20% collapse in the selling market, as foreign trade stopped.
Farmers suffered a 50% drop in the value of harvesting wheat and corn, causing an economic catastrophe, from which America has recovered, among other measures, by making major cuts in goods in stores so as not to break.
The term "Black Friday" was coined by Philadelphia police, who had to work long hours to organize huge crowds of shoppers and tourists who came to the city on Friday and police had to work to cover the crowds and traffic.