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Customers rushed to buy discounted products at shops in London, UK on Black Friday (Nov 28, 2014 local time), leading to scenes of chaos.

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in US, when retailers offer thousands of products with preferential prices. It is considered as a starting gun for the upcoming Christmas shopping season. Since 2010 Black Friday spree has been extended to UK.

Moreover, Black Friday is also called the British and American countries' "Double 11" which is a major shopping day in China on November 11. And this year Amazon officially launched its Chinese site on Nov 28 Beijing time to attract Chinese customers into Black Friday campaign.

当地时间2014年11月28日，英国伦敦，黑色星期五，消费者在商场抢购打折商品，手脚并用，场面混乱。

黑色星期五是美国感恩节的后一天，商家在这天进行大规模的打折促销吸引顾客。这天也被视作圣诞购物季的开端。自2010年起，这一购物浪潮延伸到了英国。

此外，黑色星期五也被称为英美国家的“双十一”。“双十一”是中国各大商家在11月11日举办的大型打折促销活动。而在今年，“亚马逊海外购”商店于北京时间11月28日正式上线，吸引中国消费者投入“黑五”购物季。

Editor: Wang Jiaye

Source: english.eastday.com