A tale of two countries on Black Friday Good evening and thanks for joining us. It used _____ _____ that we waited until after Christmas _____ _____ big bargains. That _____ course was long _____. Long before _____ American tradition _____ Black Friday. The day _____ American Thanksgiving is _____ the biggest shopping day _____ _____ year _____ retailers. The time _____ give thanks has turned _____ a day _____ buy more stuff and _____ frenzy _____ infected Canada. Now the U.K. _____, where there were, in _____ words _____ the police, some appalling scenes. Our report from Mike Drolet. _____ official start _____ _____ holiday season _____ _____ U.S. _____ now open and _____ means fights _____ lingerie and wrestling _____ TVs. It’s shopping Jerry Springer style. Oh _____ gosh, calm _____, you can’t… Contrast all that _____ _____ Canadian Black Friday sale. Watch _____ the shoppers actually wait _____ _____ doors _____ open. I woke _____ _____ 4:30, got here _____ about 5:30, _____, yeah, it’s crazy. It’s really _____ tale _____ two countries how we approach _____ sales _____ how we spend. _____ _____ U.S., shoppers _____ expected _____ spend $620 billion over _____ holidays up 4% _____ last year. But here _____ Canada, RBC expects consumers _____ spend less from $630 _____ person _____ 2012 _____ $590 this year. The reason: consumer confidence _____ low as _____ result _____ low oil prices and Canadians _____ still contending _____ record debt levels. The sales _____ Canada _____ also not _____ good _____ retailers still have _____ discount _____ Boxing Day. Selectively, some _____ _____ deals _____ spectacular, but they’re really_____across _____ board. They _____ selective products that really get you _____ _____ store and _____ deals are really, really good, but you _____ discount heavily throughout _____ entire store. _____ growing need _____ consume has now reached _____ _____ Atlantic. American Black Friday now _____ U.K. shoppers seeing red. Police _____ called _____ _____ least four stores_____ London due _____ overcrowding _____ shoppers _____ pushed and trampled and fought to get _____ few really good deals. U.K. _____ of a sudden can’t believe _____. There _____ a Black Friday phenomenon starting and they _____ storming _____ much a little _____ like hooliganism or _____ much _____ Black Friday _____ American style. Mike Drolet, Global News, Toronto.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:31:25 +0000
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