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| Police called to Black Friday sale at south Wales stores | Police called to Black Friday sale at south Wales stores |
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| Black Friday sales have seen police called to four Tesco supermarkets in south Wales after reports of clashes between customers. | Black Friday sales have seen police called to four Tesco supermarkets in south Wales after reports of clashes between customers. |
| Staff called for help at the Tesco Extra store in Gabalfa, Cardiff, 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, Cardiff, concerned about the number of people who had turned up for the sale events. |
| Some shoppers tweeted there had been fights, but police said any incidents had dispersed before they arrived. | Some shoppers tweeted there had been fights, but police said any incidents had dispersed before they arrived. |
| Officers also went to stores in St Mellons, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil. | Officers also went to stores in St Mellons, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil. |
| A South Wales Police spokeswoman said all calls came in the early hours of the morning just after midnight when stores opened. | A South Wales Police spokeswoman said all calls came in the early hours of the morning just after midnight when stores opened. |
| There were no arrests but officers were needed for crowd control. | There were no arrests but officers were needed for crowd control. |
| Customers at the Gabalfa store began queuing at 18:00 GMT on Thursday to enter the supermarket at midnight. | Customers at the Gabalfa store began queuing at 18:00 GMT on Thursday to enter the supermarket at midnight. |
| One customer, John Swan, got there at 23:00 GMT and left empty handed 90 minutes later. | One customer, John Swan, got there at 23:00 GMT and left empty handed 90 minutes later. |
| 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. | 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'. | "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." | "He was totally ignored." |
| A Tesco spokesperson said it contacted police about the Cardiff store "in the interests of customer safety". | |
| "We're grateful to the police for their support and the store is now trading normally," they added. | |
| 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. |