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Stores were empty at Durban’s Pavilion Shopping Centre on Friday morning.Image: Darren Stewart
2020 BLACK FRIDAY SALES

Flat Friday? SA malls empty as stores await #BlackFriday customers

Black Friday started off particularly slowly across SA as stores waited with bated breath for customers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A few Johannesburg early birds were left disappointed as the stores at the Mall of Africa remained closed…

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Level 3 regulations ban the sale of alcohol from Friday to Sunday. Image: 123RF/Stefano Carnevali
ALCOHOL

Lifting of booze ban sees sales rival those of Black Friday and New Year’s Eve

Monday’s lifting of the lockdown booze ban was like heaven on earth for retailers and bottle store traders with tipplers pushing sales to Black Friday and New Year’s Eve levels. While none was prepared to give actual figures yet, spirits,…

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