Black Friday deals have prompted a backlash in Belgium where some businesses rejected promotions and chose to close for the day or even offered to repair used clothes for free.
At the Xandres clothing store, in the Flemish city of Ghent, a sign on the window read "Green Friday - closed on November 25 - get your clothes repaired for free".
Signs in the apparel chain's outlets have invited customers in recent weeks to take torn or worn clothing to the store to get it repaired for free. On Friday company staff were fixing customers' clothes at the company's headquarters."The idea behind Black Friday is to buy as much clothing as possible at the biggest discount possible. That does not match our sustainability philosophy," Xandres Chief Executive Patrick Desrumaux, 50, told Reuters.
"You cannot buy anything at all from us today. All our shops are closed, the webshop is closed and instead of selling we are going to grant a longer life to clothes by repairing all the clothes that were brought in," he said."If I need something, I'll buy it when I need it. I don't believe in Black Friday prices. I've always had the feeling we're being ripped off: first prices go up, then you get a discount on that," said retired florist Bart Vanderelsken.
"Black Friday only fans the flame of consumption of throwaway goods ... circularity should become the norm, which means products that last longer, products that can be repaired, products that are recyclable," he said.
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