That will give them just six hours before they are open again, and deputy manager Jessica Powell said: “We’re starting our Black Friday deals at midnight, well ahead of everyone else”. Black Friday is a U.S. shopping tradition exported across the Atlantic by Amazon and Asda.
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The British charity Electrical Safety First said its own investigation had found highly sophisticated, risky counterfeits for sale through online marketplaces which were not necessarily vetted by retailers.
Black Friday originated in America as the day after Thanksgiving, encouraging people to get their Christmas shopping done with a day of low prices.
“We can enjoy it today, but we need to be mindful of the fact that these discounts do cause some problems for retailers and particular some of the smaller ones as opposed to the bigger”.
Many other stores throughout the Centre will be opening early and trading late with massive savings to be had.
Tracy Sallis, 43, also came to the store with her mother to pick up some Black Friday deals.
“This year customers have told us loud and clear that they don’t want to be held hostage to a day or two of sales”, said Andy Clarke, the company’s chief executive.
There’s an interesting thing happening with Black Friday retail these days.
“We hope to see lots of our shoppers taking advantage of what’s on offer, and wish everyone a happy Black Friday”.
Most shoppers we chatted to were put off by last year’s scenes of chaos and were not interested in shopping specifically on Black Friday.
Daniela Greve, 43, an Esher full-time mother described going shopping previous year without realising Black Friday was on and seeing people “going crazy”.
“I think consumers are always on the lookout for a good deal and we’re four weeks to Christmas so the consumers who are looking to get out and do that Christmas shopping and get things out of the way, there’s deals to be had and it’s a good opportunity”.
Some Maltese retail outlets are braced for a surge in sales today as they offer pre-Christmas slashed prices on the day known internationally as Black Friday. Experian-IMRG believes internet spending will hit £1.07 billion, a 32 per cent increase on last year’s £810 million.
And retailers in New Zealand were getting on board, he said. Just 47 per cent said they’re planning on buying something for someone else.
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“Our team have worked hard to make sure these deals are worth jumping out of bed early for, and we think our customers will be delighted to get a head start on their Christmas shopping lists”.
