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The bike shop with a unique spin on Black Friday

22:18 pm on 23 November 2023

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At this point it's almost impossible to avoid the Black Friday advertising with plastered across our screens. Instead of getting caught up in the hype one Wellington business has decided to give it's staff a day off instead.

Tomorrow will be "Slack Friday" for Bicycle Junction and instead of sales and consumerism instead of celebrating consumerism staff will be enjoying a day of riding bikes, camping and enjoying nature.

So to explain his thought process owner Dan Mikkelsen talks to Mark Leishman.