1.0Hult International Business Schoolhttps://www.hult.edu/blogKimberley Lovellhttps://www.hult.edu/blog/author/kimberleylovell/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tmY4ltBJ4N"><a href="https://www.hult.edu/blog/infographic-black-friday-goes-global/">Infographic: Black Friday goes global</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hult.edu/blog/infographic-black-friday-goes-global/embed/#?secret=tmY4ltBJ4N" width="600" height="338" title="“Infographic: Black Friday goes global” — Hult International Business School" data-secret="tmY4ltBJ4N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.hult.edu/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.hult.edu/blog/media/uploads/2018/11/Black-Friday-Blog-header-778x453.jpg778453Black Friday is a global phenomenon - but where did it come from, and what does it mean today? Find some of the biggest and most surprising stats in our infographic, and read more about the history of this worldwide event.