Crowds turn up in Orchard Road on Black Friday morning even as sales move online

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SINGAPORE - Healthcare worker Hilda Khoo beat out about 400 other shoppers to be first in line to enter Takashimaya on the morning of the annual Black Friday sales event, which fell on Nov 27 this year.

Mrs Khoo, 54, took leave on Friday to buy household items, as she had recently moved to a new home. She was at Takashimaya 50 minutes before the opening time of 11am.She was one of many who showed up at physical stores across Singapore despite more Black Friday sales moving online. Black Friday sales started in the United States as a way to mark the start of Christmas shopping. On the first Friday after Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26, stores push out items at discounts.

 

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