LAHORE: Amid criticism over the usage of the term “Black Friday” in Pakistan, e-commerce giants such as Daraz and Yayvo changed the names of their Black Friday sale events to Big Friday 2017 and White Friday 2017 respectively. Daraz announced that two years after successfully introducing the international sale event in Pakistan, it wanted to […]
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Pakistani retailers rebrand Black Friday to ‘Blessed Friday’ after backlash
Pakistani e-commerce giants rebranded their massive Black Friday campaigns to ‘Blessed Friday’ and other variants including ‘White Friday’ and ‘Gold Friday’ etc following backlash for referring to ‘sacred’ Friday as ‘black’. Daraz hasn’t responded to Daily Times’ request for comment by the time of publishing this video but said this in a press release available […]
Petition seeking ban on Black Friday submitted in IHC
LAHORE: A petition seeking a ban on the shopping festival Black Friday has been submitted to Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petitioner urged the court to place a ban on Black Friday as this term is not in line with the teachings of Islam. Black Friday, usually celebrated in the United States, is regarded […]
As Black Friday nears, US stores get creative to battle e-commerce
The photo op with Santa Claus has long been a holiday mainstay for American children. But this year, shopping malls in several states are scheduling glamour shots for man’s best friend. As the Christmas shopping season kicks into high gear on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, portraits of St. Nick with a family’s beloved […]