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ACG offers Black Friday advice


The ACG has issued advice to shoppers seeking Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals

Richard Young

Posted 23 November 2018 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Retail|National


UPDATES: The Anti-Counterfeiting Group is urging shoppers to take care over Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, warning that counterfeit bargains can carry safety, quality and criminality risks.

Everyone loves a bargain and Black Friday and Cyber Monday mean UK shoppers are on the look-out for some prize deals before Christmas. Both Black Friday and Cyber Monday are continually growing in popularity in the UK. According to the most recent figures the amount spent with UK online retail sites last year was almost £1.4bn.  Reports also showed that Cyber ...

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