Is Black Friday black gold for SA’s retailers?
An excessive number of lonely hearts has given rise to the world’s largest shopping day — Singles Day, in China, which this year generated $38bn in 24 hours of online sales. An alternative to Valentine’s Day, Singles Day takes place on November 11 (the four digits 11/11 are said to resemble "bare branches", a Chinese term for a bachelor)...
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