Sales hope after Black Friday chaos Britain’s retailers are hoping for further strong sales over the weekend after the frenzy of Black Friday saw crowds of thousands descend on stores. Police had to step in to break up fights that erupted in the aisles of supermarkets offering huge price cuts on the annual promotions day, a phenomenon originating in the United States which has emerged as one of Britain’s busiest shopping days. Asda is among the retailers extending the offers today after more than 2 million people visited its stores yesterday, sparking chaos and violence in some branches over discounted TVs. Online retailers are now preparing their systems for similar success on ‘Cyber Monday’, another American consumer sales event adopted by the UK. Huge demand saw shoppers struggling to access the websites of Tesco Direct, Currys, Argos and GAME yesterday. One of Britain’s most senior police officers criticised retailers for their handling of the crowds which threatened to cause crushes and urged retailers to work with police in further sales events. At least three people were arrested and a woman was hurt after being hit by a falling television, while some outlets were forced to shut to restore order. Eyewitnesses described how bargain-hunters behaved “like animals” [...] sheffieldinnews/sales-hope-after-black-friday-chaos/
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:30:30 +0000
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