Ditch Black Friday and embrace your local businesses instead

Who really benefits from Black Friday? Think twice before getting lured into this years "deals".

Black Friday has continued to increase in visibility here in the UK over the last few years. Originally, it was the period when Americans would start their Christmas shopping following Thanksgiving. Since 2014, it has become a sales promotion where many large retailers offer “large discounts” to entice consumers to start spending in the build-up to Chri…