{"id":18221,"date":"2016-12-02T18:29:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=18221"},"modified":"2016-12-02T18:29:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:29:45","slug":"how-could-you-shut-down-the-store-on-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/how-could-you-shut-down-the-store-on-black-friday","title":{"rendered":"Black Friday: How could you SHUT DOWN the store?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206789\">Friday<\/span> is exhilarating massive customers and retailers every year, while a Welsh store in Cardiff chose to close on the big shopping day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The well-known big shopping day, Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206790\">Friday<\/span>, came and swept the whole nation last week, while an audiovisual products brand chose to close its stores on that day this year to show its stance against it.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18364\" style=\"width: 918px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c.jpg\" alt=\"notice_%e5%89%af%e6%9c%ac\" width=\"918\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c.jpg 918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c.jpg\" alt=\"notice_%e5%89%af%e6%9c%ac\" width=\"918\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c.jpg 918w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Notice_\u526f\u672c-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/noscript> The notice board of Bang &amp; Olufsen saying that the store were closed on Black Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bang-olufsen.tv\/\">Bang &amp; Olufsen<\/a> is a high-end audio-visual brand selling televisions, audio systems and home automation products worldwide. Its flagship store in Cardiff was shut down last <span data-term=\"goog_1209206791\">Friday<\/span> and gave its staff one paid day off to protest the trend of Black Day.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18332\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c.jpg\" alt=\"bang-olufsen-of-cardiff-2_%e5%89%af%e6%9c%ac\" width=\"591\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c.jpg 591w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c.jpg\" alt=\"bang-olufsen-of-cardiff-2_%e5%89%af%e6%9c%ac\" width=\"591\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c.jpg 591w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Bang-Olufsen-of-Cardiff-2_\u526f\u672c-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/noscript> Bang &amp; Olufsen store in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe marketing manager of Bang &amp; Olufsen, Shaun Houcke, said, \u201cWe want to give our staff an opportunity to spend time with their family and not get cost up in this messy frenzy and consumerism nature of Black Friday.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18338\" style=\"width: 1969px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o.jpg\" alt=\"15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o\" width=\"1969\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o.jpg 1969w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1969px) 100vw, 1969px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o.jpg\" alt=\"15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o\" width=\"1969\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o.jpg 1969w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303952_379710379032140_686423502_o-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1969px) 100vw, 1969px\" \/><\/noscript> Shaun Houcke, marketing manager of Bang &amp; Olufsen store Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nShaun thinks the Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206792\">Friday<\/span> may not be a good thing and there shouldn\u2019t be a price difference between the two periods of time.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18337\" style=\"width: 1977px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o.jpg\" alt=\"15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o\" width=\"1977\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o.jpg 1977w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-500x319.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1977px) 100vw, 1977px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o.jpg\" alt=\"15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o\" width=\"1977\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o.jpg 1977w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15303936_379718512364660_444760160_o-500x319.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1977px) 100vw, 1977px\" \/><\/noscript> Sales adverts being put on by stores<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHe said, \u201cI don\u2019t think it is right that you might buy a product now in December and then two or <span data-term=\"goog_1209206794\">three days later<\/span>, it\u2019s half price. That just doesn\u2019t seem to be honest and fair because the company is still making money at the end of the day. So if they can afford to sell at half price, it means it was overpriced before. And customers who bought the product with the original price will be upset and feel be cheated. So we just don\u2019t do that.\u201d<br \/>\nGeorge Waston, the senior sales associate at the store also said that brands and stores should focus on quality and the value brought about by product. He believes the customers come to buy products from them is because of the value rather than discount.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18339\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o.jpg\" alt=\"15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o.jpg\" alt=\"15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15311607_379709665698878_712381884_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> Band &amp; Olufsen store in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe marketing manager, Shaun, said they will do this again next year on the so-called Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206793\">Friday<\/span>. \u201cWe will never open on Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206795\">Friday<\/span>,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe action of this store has also received massive positive feedback from customers on the Internet. Many people expressed their support through Facebook and appreciate it as \u201ca fantastic idea\u201d.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18441\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1.png\" alt=\"comments-on-facebook\" width=\"504\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1.png 504w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1-500x429.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1.png\" alt=\"comments-on-facebook\" width=\"504\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1.png 504w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Comments-on-Facebook-1-500x429.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/noscript> People&#8217;s comments on Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nApparently, some people seem to get tired of this kind of crazy and furious \u201cshopping day\u201d gimmick. It is observed that some stores are using Black <span data-term=\"goog_1209206796\">Friday<\/span> sale as a marketing tool to get rid of the stock and stimulate more customers to visit the stores.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18342\" style=\"width: 1917px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o.jpg\" alt=\"15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-500x350.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o.jpg\" alt=\"15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o.jpg 1917w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15322367_379717435698101_1219053063_o-500x350.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" \/><\/noscript> Black Friday Sale advert<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18336\" style=\"width: 2013px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o.jpg\" alt=\"15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o\" width=\"2013\" height=\"1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o.jpg 2013w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-1024x711.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293395_379718469031331_955327859_o-500x347.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2013px) 100vw, 2013px\" \/><\/noscript> Black Friday Sale advert<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBlack <span data-term=\"goog_1209206797\">Friday<\/span>, which is originally from America, became prevalent in the UK since 2013 under numerous hyped adverts and tempting discount put out by retailing business.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18465\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18465\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111.jpeg\" alt=\"Infographic: The Evolution of Black Friday in the UK\" width=\"800\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-714x1024.jpeg 714w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-768x1102.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-500x718.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18465\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111.jpeg\" alt=\"Infographic: The Evolution of Black Friday in the UK\" width=\"800\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-714x1024.jpeg 714w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-768x1102.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/111111-500x718.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Infographic: The Evolution of Black Friday in the UK<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAfter the fever of the last two year, this year, people seem to be more calmed and determined.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18436\" style=\"width: 2037px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o\" width=\"2037\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1.jpg 2037w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-500x329.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2037px) 100vw, 2037px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o\" width=\"2037\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1.jpg 2037w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15293375_379718072364704_908076509_o-1-500x329.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2037px) 100vw, 2037px\" \/><\/noscript> Claire Andrews, sales assistant at Givenchy cosmetics at Debenhams in St. Davids Shopping Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nClaire Andrew, the sales assistant of Givenchy cosmetics at Debenhams in St. David Shopping Center, said, \u201cI think people know what to expect this year. Two years ago, I was working in another department. And I think that was the first year people really experience it in the UK, and it was insane. There were queues early in the morning and people all came <span data-term=\"goog_1209206800\">in one day<\/span>. We weren\u2019t really as prepared as we could be at that time, and it went as soon as it came. However, this year, it\u2019s a little different. People are more calmed. They know what they want and just come in to buy.\u201d<br \/>\nClaire experienced the craze of Black Friday two years ago, she said, after the previous frenzy, they had done a lot of preparation this year and some sales actually started earlier <span data-term=\"goog_1209206802\">on Tuesday<\/span>.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18333\" style=\"width: 1455px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18333\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o.jpg\" alt=\"Customers were shopping at a department store in Cardiff \" width=\"1455\" height=\"1899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o.jpg 1455w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-500x653.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1455px) 100vw, 1455px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18333\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o.jpg\" alt=\"Customers were shopping at a department store in Cardiff \" width=\"1455\" height=\"1899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o.jpg 1455w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/15271199_379718449031333_1807508702_o-500x653.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1455px) 100vw, 1455px\" \/><\/noscript> Customers at St. Davids Shopping Center on Black Friday, Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cI feel like the customers are more spread out. People even came in the day before to see what they wanted and then come back in. So customers are more even this year, and it\u2019s also happy to see customers enjoying shopping a little bit more, instead of getting frustrated with the queue,\u201d said Claire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday is exhilarating massive customers and retailers every year, while a Welsh store in Cardiff chose to close on the big shopping day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":486,"featured_media":18448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-18221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Black Friday: How could you SHUT DOWN the store? 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