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Shoppers across the world hit the street and the internet for Black Friday shopping with global sales topping $40 billion this year.

Black Friday originated in the US, in the 1950s.

It falls on the day after Thanksgiving which marks the start of the holiday shopping season.

However, it's now spread around the world as a day when retailers offer major discounts on products.

Whilst Cyber sales have rocketed in recent years, after the pandemic shoppers in search of a bargain were delighted to return to the major high street of retail shops in New York.

But given the economic crisis and high inflation affecting so many countries how is this impacting spending?

Many shoppers come from out of state to shop in the city.

Does this mean they're spending more or less than last year?

But this excited holiday spending doesn't meet with universal approval.

In Spain Greenpeace protestors took up position in one of Madrid's busiest shopping streets.

Celia Ojeda Martinez works for Greenpeace Spain.

For Greenpeace the environmental issues are closely linked to the big brands encouragement of consumerism pushing people to buy things that they perhaps don't need.

Black Friday has now extended its reach and continues through Cyber Monday before the big sales period begins in December.

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