IN PICS | Quiet start to Black Friday at Joburg malls

26 November 2021 - 12:01 By Alon Skuy

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A fairly quiet morning in Illovo on Black Friday. Potential shoppers said they were wary of large crowds despite the easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
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Shopping centres in Johannesburg experienced a quiet start to Black Friday.

TimesLIVE photographer Alon Skuy was on the ground in Rosebank to take these photos.

Streets were quiet in Rosebank on Friday morning. Many retailers have reportedly been running week-long sales instead of a one-day Black Friday campaign.
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Shoppers did not flock to malls in Rosebank early on Black Friday.
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Very few early shoppers headed into the Rosebank Mall to look for specials on Black Friday.
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An anticipated early morning surge of shoppers in malls for Black Friday specials was not evident in Rosebank.
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The Covid-19 pandemic and fears about the rising rate of infections in Gauteng likely saw many shoppers staying away from malls on Black Friday.
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Massive discounts on items did not lure early morning shoppers to malls in Rosebank.
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Retailers are likely to be disappointed by Black Friday sales if little early morning foot traffic in malls continued throughout the day.
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