Editing Black Friday (shopping) (section)

=== Other countries ===

In [[Norway]], Black Friday started as a publicity stunt campaign back in 2010 to increase the sales to the shopping mall Norwegian Outlet. Since the introduction, it has been promoted every year in a larger and growing market all over the country.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.vg.no/nyheter/forbruker/skoeytelegendens-nakenstunt-brakte-black-friday-til-norge/a/23854901/ |work= vg.com |title= Skøytelegendens nakenstunt brakte Black Friday til Norge |trans-title= Skate legend naked stunt brought Black Friday to Norway |language= no |date= November 24, 2016}}</ref>

Black Friday is known as ''Viernes Negro'' in Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nacion.com/economia/Clientes-esperaban-agresivas-Viernes-Negro_0_1381262073.html |title= Clientes esperaban ofertas más agresivas este Viernes Negro |work= La Nación |date= November 29, 2013 |language= es}}</ref> In [[Panama]], Black Friday was first celebrated in 2012, as a move from the Government to attract local tourism to the country's capital city. During its first year, it was believed to have attracted an inflow of about 35,000 regional tourists according to the government's immigration census.

In [[South Africa]], [[Russia]], [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], [[Black Friday Sale]] is a joint sales initiative by hundreds of online vendors—among them [[Zalando]], [[Disney Store]], [[Galeria Kaufhof]] and [[Sony]]. Over its first 24-hour run on November 28, 2013, more than 1.2 million people visited the site, making it the single largest online shopping event in German-speaking countries. There has been growing interest for Black Friday in [[Poland]] as well.

2014 marked the introduction in Bolivia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eldeber.com.bo/economia/campana-black-friday-desata-fiebre.html|title=La campaña 'black friday' desata fiebre de compras|work=eldeber.com.bo|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028231348/http://www.eldeber.com.bo/economia/campana-black-friday-desata-fiebre.html|archive-date=October 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Colombia, Denmark, Italy, Finland, France,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= Le Figaro |url= http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2014/11/27/20005-20141127ARTFIG00315-le-black-friday-s-invite-dans-les-enseignes-francaises.php |title= Le Black Friday s'invite dans les enseignes françaises |trans-title= Black Friday Shows up Among French Retailers |language= fr |date= November 28, 2014 |access-date= November 28, 2014}}</ref> Ireland,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/black-friday-ireland-makes-weekend-of-it-1.2019475|title=Black Friday: Ireland makes weekend of it|date=November 28, 2014|work=The Irish Times}}</ref> Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa and Sweden.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= Veckans Affärer |url= http://www.va.se/nyheter/2014/11/28/black-friday-i-sverige/ |title= Black Friday i Sverige |trans-title= Black Friday in Sweden |date= November 28, 2014 |access-date= November 28, 2014}}</ref>

For [[Middle East]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] Black Friday started as White Friday campaign in 2014.

In 2015, Spain joined with some small retailers. The celebration became more famous year by year, until the big retailers grew.

In the [[Netherlands]], Black Friday was seriously introduced in 2015. Some years before, there were already a number of large and small retailers that used Black Friday in their marketing. However, with a total of 35 participating stores, 2015 can be considered the year in which Black Friday started in the Netherlands due to more widespread support of large retailers. The popularity of Black Friday has grown rapidly in the Netherlands. The number of participating stores has increased to over 125 during the Black Friday period of 2017. For the 2018 edition, 166 shops joined the largest black Friday platform in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.blackfridaynederland.nl/black-friday-2019/ |title= Black Friday 2019 | date= February 6, 2019 |language= nl}}</ref>

In 2016, Black Friday was introduced in [[Poland]], [[Greece]] and [[Ukraine]].<ref>[http://zik.ua/en/news/2016/10/24/ukraine_to_have_its_grand_black_friday_sale_late_november_973992 Ukraine to have its grand Black Friday sale late November], [[ZIK (channel)|ZIK]] (24 October 2016)</ref>

Black Friday in [[Belgium]] is seriously marketed by retailers since 2016. Especially online shops have broke sales records during the last edition of Black Friday, which provides a base for further growth of popularity of Black Friday in Belgium. After 2016, Black Friday in Belgium has grown strongly. The participating shops have increased to over 70 during the Black Friday period of 2017. During Black Friday 2018, a total of 119 participating stores were measured in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.blackfridayexpert.be/black-friday-winkels/ |title= Black Friday Winkels | date= February 6, 2019 |language= nl}}</ref>

In 2017, Black Friday became widely popular in [[Latvia]]. There was even a Black week and Black weekend sales in shopping centres.

Black Friday has been increasingly adopted by stores in [[Brazil]] since 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2010/11/brasileiros-tambem-terao-os-descontos-da-chamada-black-friday.html|title=Brasileiros também terão os descontos da chamada 'Black Friday'|date=November 25, 2010|publisher=}}</ref> although not without its share of inflated prices and other scams, especially in its earlier years, earning the nickname "''Black Fraude''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/10-dicas-para-evitar-a-black-fraude/|title=10 dicas para evitar a 'black fraude'|publisher=}}</ref> (Black Fraud) or also "''Black Furadei''", which comes from the slang word "''furada''", meaning a "jam" or tough situation, usually involving money. It is also common to hear Brazilian people say that prices on Brazilian Black Friday are "half of the double". However, currently, the term "Black Friday" has become so popular in the country that stores have been under closer scrutiny from consumers and cases of known scams have been reduced greatly.