There are many theories about the origin of "Black Friday".

One of them is that dark people wait in a long line to go shopping at the mall on Friday

Traditionally, different colors of ink are used to keep accounts, with red indicating deficit and black indicating profit.

So this Friday is called Black Friday to indicate that it is expected to be profitable on this day.

On Black Friday, most stores open at five or 06:00 in the morning, and some even earlier.

Businesses will also take measures such as placing advertisements in the newspapers, issuing coupons and slashing prices on goods to attract customers.

The volume of packages generated by "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" in Europe this year remains stable and may be higher than the high level in 2021, easing fears of an economic downturn.

During the large-scale retail promotion, European consumers with "financial difficulties" flocked to the Internet to snap up more favorable items from local and international retailers, resulting in a flood of express orders during the above shopping activities.

However, it remains to be seen whether European consumer spending will fall in December as a result.

The number of express deliveries affected by the epidemic surged 44 percent during Black Friday last year, compared with a 10 percent year-on-year increase in the same period this year, according to Soundcloud, a delivery software company.

Compared with other times of the year, many European countries have seen seasonal peaks in business.

In Germany, the package volume of "Black Friday" is 111% higher than that of a normal Friday, and that of "Cyber Monday" is 221% higher than that of a normal Monday.

Cyber Monday growth in France and Spain was even higher by 317 percent and 378 percent.