This Friday, November 26, the logistics sector will celebrate a Black Friday that has little black in it apart from its name. According to Randstad, the combination of Black Friday with Cyber ​​Monday, which will take place on Monday 29, has led to the creation of 43,710 new contracts in Spain, the highest figure in recent years. In fact, it is almost 22% higher than last year's figure when e-commerce was in full swing due to the pandemic, and 50% higher than in 2019, before a virus forced the entire planet to buy online as the only option to get the desired product.

Form the more than 43,000 employees that Black Friday requires to face the enormous demand that this day generates, 70% come from the logistics sector. Seven out of ten contracts have been signed by packers, forklifts, warehouse workers and carriers. Between Black Friday and Christmas, logistics companies will manage a total of 106 million euros, which means that the logistics sector will grow by seven percent.

The origin of the term "Black Friday" has two acceptances. On the one hand, it is said that it responds to the black mark posed by the huge pedestrian and car traffic that packed the streets of Philadelphia on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1961 in search of the great deals in stores. On the other hand, it is also assumed that Black Friday is so named because the seller's accounting numbers go from red to black during this day. This optimistic version can also be applied to the logistics sector, marked by uncertainty due to the tension of local supply chains. Despite this situation, logistics are dressed up to celebrate the arrival of the Friday that is least black of the year with a growth of 7% and 30,120 new contracts.

In sum, in terms of logistics, Black Friday has become this year bright and hopeful.