Deals, New Products and Freebies for 'Force Friday,' a Completely Made Up Star Wars HolidayFollowing in the footsteps of Alibaba and Amazon, Disney is putting forth a shopping event of its own: Force Friday.

You probably know aboutAlibaba's Singles' DayandAmazon's Prime Day, but have you heard about Force Friday?

In 2015, the minds at Disney and LucasFilm came up withForce Friday, a big event rolling out the merchandise tie-ins to the the first new Star Wars film in a decade, the highly anticipated seventh installment in the series,Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Two years later, they are back at it again with Force Friday II, the official reveal of all the merchandise related toStar Wars: The Last Jedi, which will hit theaters this December.

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Now, if the move seems a little cash-grabby, we honestly can't be too mad at the folks at Disney for attempting to turn this Sept. 1 into a shopping event, because the numbers already on the books speak volumes.

Ahead of the opening ofThe Force Awakensin December 2015, analystspredictedthat up to $6 billion in Star Wars branded merchandise would be sold in the first year after the movie's release.

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And last summer, the Licensing Industry Merchandisers AssociationreportedthatStar Wars products helped bump the global retail sales of licensed merchandise up by 4.2 percent in 2016 to a whopping $251.7 billion.

Which goes to show that if you're paying attention to what your customer wants, you too can create a shopping holiday of your very own.

But while you're doing that, check out some of the coolest Star Wars items you can pick up during Force Friday to make your office feel like it's in "a galaxy far, far away."

Target

Wake up with help from this的发烧友coffee mug.

JCPenney

Hold all the secrets to the galaxy with thisR2D2pin.

ThinkGeek

Look sharp with thisDarth Vaderlightsaber tie.

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Welcome your employees to the dark side with thisdoorway mat.

Apple

Thrill people and keep them in suspense when you learn how to make a Star Wars-style trailer at all participatingApplestores.

littleBits

Get creative and build a robot pal of your very own with the DIY engineering company's brand newDroid inventor Kit.

Amazon

Travel through hyperspace with this C-3P0 styledluggage.

Build-A-Bear

Set off on adventures of derring do, even from your desk, withBoba Fett Bear.