Retailers brace themselves for Black Friday

Retailers across the UK are bracing themselves for Black Friday but are any of them are actually looking forward to this mad whirlwind of bargains?Asda said it will “step back” from the Black Friday brink after camera crews invited into its Wembley store last year captured unsavoury scenes, as bargain hunters scrapped (literally) for cut-price televisions.And it is far from alone.In this week’s podcast Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, asks whether this American import will be a bit of a turkey or a Christmas cracker for the UK high street.Deirdre Hipwell will share some of the lessons learned from last year’s chaos whilst Alistair Osborne concludes it is, “one of the stupidest things retailers have imported from anywhere”.They are joined by Alexandra Frean, US business editor, who will dial in from New York before she braves the bargain hunters to report on how Black Friday is faring in its spiritual home.

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