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Adogslife · 61-69, M
Black signifies profit, red loss. The lore is that many retail stores aren't really profitable until this upcoming weekend. Thus they go from being in the red to in the black.
hunkalove · 61-69, M
I spent many years in a bookstore. The owner said she barely broke even all year, whatever profit she made was from the Xmas holidays. One year we had a major snowstorm about a week before Xmas. No raises or bonuses for an entire year!