Chris Wilkinson: First Group Retail Managing director on Black Friday deals

Retailers across the country are gearing up for an influx of customers keen to get their hands on some Black Friday sales.

First Retal Group managing director Chris Wilkinson tells Ryan Bridge that the best deals are the reoccurring ones.  

“It’s the likes of the Dysons that drop massively at this time of year.”  

Wilkinson added the week ahead and beyond Black Friday make a difference for the sales made leading into Christmas.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Chris Wilkinson, First Retail Group managing directions with us, because
why it's Black Friday to day and people will be
going out and getting some sales. Chris, good morning, Cira. Right, well,
what's the best deal you've seen so far?

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Look, it's those perennial deals. It's the likes of the
Dysons that drop massively at this time of the year.
We've got some pretty good deals going on Might to ten. Know,
they've been doing some pretty big drops across the wall.
There's some good pricing out there this year.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
Yeah, I saw an umbrella yesterday for about seventy percent off,
and I well, I nearly clicked on it and then
I fell asleep. But you know, there are some good
deals to be had. How important an indicator is Black
Friday for what's going to happen at Christmas?

Speaker 2 (00:48):
You're pretty significant. Once upon a time, it took a
long time for Christmas to boil in retail. These days,
Black Friday is that real kickoff. So getting a strong
Black Friday, to be honest, Ryan, it's actually the week
ahead off and beyond Black Friday that makes the difference.
It's already been pretty strong out there for retail it's
particularly last weekend.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
That's interesting because I did promote Black Friday as a
Black Friday week starting seven days ago, so I think
I've done my part. Chris, thank you very much for that.
This morning, Chris says some mited ten deals might be
on the cards. That's Chris Wilkinson's first Retail Group managing
director about Black Friday.

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