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Black Friday sales likely feeling impact of unemployment numbers

2024-11-29T18:52:17+13:00

Shoppers gear up for Black Friday

It was been a slow start to Black Friday for some retailers, despite heavily advertised discounts in stores.

The annual Black Friday sales officially started on Friday, though many stores have been running sales in the lead-up to today.

In 2023, cars were stuck in hours-long queues in the Westfield Newmarket Mall carpark, the weekend before Black Friday.

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