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Chris Wilkinson: First Group Retail Managing director on Black Friday deals · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Chris Wilkinson, First Retail Group managing directions with us, because
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  Speaker 1: why it's Black Friday to day and people will be
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  Speaker 1: going out and getting some sales. Chris, good morning, Cira. Right, well,
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  Speaker 1: what's the best deal you've seen so far?
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  Speaker 2: Look, it's those perennial deals. It's the likes of the
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  Speaker 2: Dysons that drop massively at this time of the year.
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  Speaker 2: We've got some pretty good deals going on Might to ten. Know,
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  Speaker 2: they've been doing some pretty big drops across the wall.
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  Speaker 2: There's some good pricing out there this year.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw an umbrella yesterday for about seventy percent off,
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  Speaker 1: and I well, I nearly clicked on it and then
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  Speaker 1: I fell asleep. But you know, there are some good
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  Speaker 1: deals to be had. How important an indicator is Black
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  Speaker 1: Friday for what's going to happen at Christmas?
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  Speaker 2: You're pretty significant. Once upon a time, it took a
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  Speaker 2: long time for Christmas to boil in retail. These days,
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  Speaker 2: Black Friday is that real kickoff. So getting a strong
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  Speaker 2: Black Friday, to be honest, Ryan, it's actually the week
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  Speaker 2: ahead off and beyond Black Friday that makes the difference.
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  Speaker 2: It's already been pretty strong out there for retail it's
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  Speaker 2: particularly last weekend.
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  Speaker 1: That's interesting because I did promote Black Friday as a
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  Speaker 1: Black Friday week starting seven days ago, so I think
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  Speaker 1: I've done my part. Chris, thank you very much for that.
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  Speaker 1: This morning, Chris says some mited ten deals might be
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  Speaker 1: on the cards. That's Chris Wilkinson's first Retail Group managing
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  Speaker 1: director about Black Friday.
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