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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod and Sharlotte Thou

Australians are increasingly embracing Black Friday sales amid warnings of their impact

Shoppers take advantage of Black Friday sales in Australia
Black Friday sales, which are on track to eclipse Boxing Day sales in Australia, are seen by some to drive ‘rampant consumerism that can’t be sustained by the planet’. Photograph: Con Chronis/EPA

Black Friday used to be an American thing. But, like Halloween before it, the phenomenon of a blockbuster end-of-November sales period has taken off outside the US.

Across Australia, a wave of advertising has surged – promoting discounted appliances, electricity plans, clothes and just about anything else you could think of – reaching its climax this week.

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