Queues snaked outside various retailers and some websites crashed due to the flood of traffic on Black Friday. But the jury is still out whether this day alone will help retailers to counter the effects of low consumer confidence. TFG has reported that it is relying on this Christmas period to boost its full-year performance as its interim growth was flat. Zando MD Grant Brown spoke to Business Day TV about the country’s largest sales day and whether it could provide the support retailers so badly need.

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