The students are back from a long Thanksgiving weekend. This article discusses the weekend's retail sales figures. Those students who were out shopping on so-called "Black Friday" may be able to express their observations. This lesson may show those students that anecdotal observations do not necessarily explain the entire story.
Questions:
1. What were the store sales over the weekend (dollar figure)?
2. Is this figure higher or lower than last year?
3. (a) Were the weekend's online sales higher or lower than last year's Thanksgiving weekend sales? (b) By what percentage?
4. (a) What are the author's sources of the information provided? (b) Can you trust those sources as being accurate and truthful? (c) Explain why you can or cannot trust those sources.
5. Why should we care about sales figures and the success of stores (both online and brick and mortar)?
Article Link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-usa-holidayshopping-idUSKBN0TH0R020151128#PSmBohaIT19xz8h4.97
Questions:
1. What were the store sales over the weekend (dollar figure)?
2. Is this figure higher or lower than last year?
3. (a) Were the weekend's online sales higher or lower than last year's Thanksgiving weekend sales? (b) By what percentage?
4. (a) What are the author's sources of the information provided? (b) Can you trust those sources as being accurate and truthful? (c) Explain why you can or cannot trust those sources.
5. Why should we care about sales figures and the success of stores (both online and brick and mortar)?
Article Link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/28/us-usa-holidayshopping-idUSKBN0TH0R020151128#PSmBohaIT19xz8h4.97
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