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| Police called to Black Friday sale at Cardiff store | Police called to Black Friday sale at Cardiff store |
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| Black Friday sales have seen police called to a Cardiff supermarket after reports of clashes between customers. | Black Friday sales have seen police called to a Cardiff supermarket after reports of clashes between customers. |
| Staff called for help at the Tesco Extra store in Gabalfa after becoming concerned about the number of people who had turned up for the sale events. | Staff called for help at the Tesco Extra store in Gabalfa after becoming concerned about the number of people who had turned up for the sale events. |
| A number of shoppers tweeted there had been fights, but police said any incidents had dispersed before they arrived at the Excelsior Road site. | A number of shoppers tweeted there had been fights, but police said any incidents had dispersed before they arrived at the Excelsior Road site. |
| Customers had been queuing from 18:00 GMT to enter the store at midnight. | Customers had been queuing from 18:00 GMT to enter the store at midnight. |
| One customer, John Swan, got there at 23:00 GMT and left empty handed at 00:30 GMT. | |
| 'It was chaotic' | |
| He said: "I was shocked to be honest, me and my partner have never been before so we went to have a look. It was chaotic. | |
| "The manager said a couple of minutes before the deadline: 'no-one is to shove or to push and anyone pushing or shoving will be ejected from the store'. | |
| "He was totally ignored." | |
| South Wales Police said it had received calls from a number of Tesco stores during the evening with staff concerned about rising customer levels. | South Wales Police said it had received calls from a number of Tesco stores during the evening with staff concerned about rising customer levels. |
| Black Friday has become known for altercations and arguments between shoppers as they fight to lay claim to items on sale in the weeks before Christmas. | Black Friday has become known for altercations and arguments between shoppers as they fight to lay claim to items on sale in the weeks before Christmas. |
| The events have been adopted in the UK following the traditional sales in the US following the Thanksgiving Day holiday. | The events have been adopted in the UK following the traditional sales in the US following the Thanksgiving Day holiday. |