IN PICS | Quiet start to Black Friday at Joburg malls
26 November 2021 - 12:01
By Alon Skuy
Image: Alon Skuy 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.
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.
Image: Alon Skuy 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.
Image: Alon Skuy Shoppers did not flock to malls in Rosebank early on Black Friday.
Image: Alon Skuy Very few early shoppers headed into the Rosebank Mall to look for specials on Black Friday.
Image: Alon Skuy An anticipated early morning surge of shoppers in malls for Black Friday specials was not evident in Rosebank.
Image: Alon Skuy 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.
Image: Alon Skuy Massive discounts on items did not lure early morning shoppers to malls in Rosebank.
Image: Alon Skuy Retailers are likely to be disappointed by Black Friday sales if little early morning foot traffic in malls continued throughout the day.
IN PICS | Quiet start to Black Friday at Joburg malls
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.
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