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Black Friday Escapes the Calendar and Heads for Your Wallet

Source: PYMNTS.com•November 7, 2026

Black Friday has developed a scheduling problem. It keeps arriving before Friday. The official date this year is Nov. 27, followed by Cyber Monday on Nov. 30. But retailers are already warming up the discount machinery. Apparently, consumers need several weeks to prepare for the urgency of buying something immediately.

Black Friday has developed a scheduling problem. It keeps arriving before Friday. The official date this year is Nov. 27, followed by Cyber Monday on Nov. 30. But retailers are already warming up the discount machinery. Apparently, consumers need several weeks to prepare for the urgency of buying something immediately.

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