Economy

Brazilian retailers want to move Black Friday to September

Black Friday in Brazil has been detrimental to December sales. Photo: Rovena Rosa/ABr

Created in the United States back in the 1950s, Black Friday has become one of the most important shopping dates of the year. Traditionally, the consumerist extravaganza is...

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