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- A small handful of stores don't participate in Black Friday discounts, or they instead opt to donate part or all of their proceeds to charities.
- Startups often cite prices that are already as low as possible, and big chains emphasize time with family or environmental values.
Black Friday - once known only as the day after Thanksgiving - is one of the biggest shopping holidays in the U.S.
A vast majority of retailers, large and small, slash prices on commonly gifted or beloved products to what is often their lowest price of the year. These savings entice shoppers - most of whom are uncommonly home from work - to dust off the pie crumbs, leave their warm houses, and snag a flat-screen TV they may otherwise be unable or unwilling to afford. For many small businesses, like Brooklinen, Black Friday is the only shopping holiday they participate in.
However, there is a small handful of businesses that don't participate the way other stores do - either by shutting down completely or pledging to donate a portion of their proceeds to causes they - and presumably their customers - care about. Startups cite prices that are low enough to be considered a year-round sale, and larger companies use the shopping holiday as a way to draw greater attention to environmental values or the radical notion of spending time with family. Below, you'll find five stores doing Black Friday differently.
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