China celebrates Singles Day with weddings and fried dough sticks
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View ArticleIt’s Black Friday – so here’s some crazy videos of people shopping
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in America – but check out the extreme lengths people go to to make sure they get a bargain.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know by 9am: Calls for second MEP vote on Cardiff, RTÉ denies prejudice allegations, families at ‘breaking point’ – and a busy day for US shoppers
View ArticleShopper pepper-sprays Black Friday crowd in push for Xbox
Police are looking for a woman in Porter Ranch, California who reportedly injured 20 people at a Walmart store with pepper spray as the shop opened early for the annual sale.
View ArticleWoman who allegedly pepper-sprayed Black Friday crowd surrenders
The pepper-spraying was just one of a number of incidents across the US on the notoriously busy kick-off to the Christmas shopping season.
View ArticleToday and 5 other days that make you go… ‘Meh’
There’s no Good Friday drama and no Easter Sunday festivities – but this particular Saturday is just one of a few milestones in the year that really drag.
View ArticlePoll: Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
There’s still a month to go but Christmas lights have been turned on in cities around the country and ads for Christmas shopping are everywhere. Have you started shopping yet?
View ArticlePictures: Frenzied bargain shoppers hit US stores on Black Thursday/Friday
It’s traditionally a time when retailers turn a profit for the year.
View ArticleCyber Monday shoppers urged to know their rights
The NCA says there are certain risks with online shopping, particularly the non-delivery of goods or if consumers wish to return an item.
View ArticleWatch: Shoppers brawl over flat-screen TVs in Walmart
And 10 other objects that caused physical fights yesterday.
View ArticleMan arrested for flinging money from 4th floor of shopping centre
The Black Friday shoppers were treated to a snowstorm of cash.
View ArticleBlack Friday: What is it and why is it creeping in on Ireland?
Crazy shoppers at the ready….
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Irish consumers spending an estimated €39 million on Cyber Monday last year.
View ArticleBlack Friday has gone bonkers in Britain, and this is what it looks like
It’ll be in Ireland soon, you know.
View ArticleAldi had the perfect response to the Black Friday madness
Serious shade has been cast across the land.
View ArticleThe Briefcase: Black Friday, Europe vs Google and sweet broadband dreams
This was the week in business.
View ArticleThis #BlackFriday video from Centra in Derrylin is going mega viral on Facebook
Because it’s really funny.
View ArticleOpinion: Christmas – the season of sugar-laced tantrums, queues, and...
One disastrous shopping attempt and an aborted visit to see the Christmas tree lights are all you need to find what’s really important in the run-up to Christmas…
View ArticleHandbags at dawn: People were literally pulling bargains out of each other’s...
“People were literally grabbing at them — ‘I got it first… No, it’s mine’.”
View ArticleIrish consumers had their best Christmas for seven years
New figures today also show an increase of 6.4% in retail sales over the course of the year.
View ArticleHow Longford is the first town in Ireland to embrace Black Friday
There will be late night banks, 65 retailers offering discounts and free parking this Friday in Longford
View ArticleCameras, TVs and laptops: some of the best deals available in Ireland this...
Some retailers are offering big discounts all week.
View ArticlePoll: Will you be getting involved in the Black Friday madness?
Tomorrow is the big day.
View ArticleHere are all the best deals available to Irish people on Black Friday
The US tradition has firmly hit Ireland and well, we’re not complaining.
View ArticleHere are all the best deals available to Irish people on Black Friday
The US tradition has firmly hit Ireland and well, we’re not complaining.
View ArticleIt’s official: Black Friday is destroying the December sales
The popular US sales frenzy shows a mixed bag of results for retailers in Ireland.
View ArticlePoll: Will you be shopping on Black Friday?
It was worth over €100 million in sales last year for Irish retailers last year.
View ArticleHow small online retailers can beat Amazon on Black Friday
Irish sellers should try to win the war on service – and play the ‘shop local’ card.
View Article13 deadly little things you can pick up on ASOS for under €20
For the day that’s in it.
View Article'Have they no conscience?' Frances Black lets rip at pubs selling pints for €1
Pubs have been launching Black Friday Specials, selling pints and shots for “.99c”.
View ArticlePeople have donated $100,000 to a website to dig a big hole in the ground
Organisers Cards Against Humanity has not pledged to give the donations to charity, or to any cause.
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