Ellen Hammett: It’s time retailers ditched Black Friday

Every year, on the third Friday in November, apocalyptic levels of chaos descend on to high streets across the UK as bargain-hungry shoppers abandon all dignity and hunt for the best deals.
They call it ‘Black Friday’, aka the one day of the year where it’s OK to trample on somebody to get a slightly discounted TV.
But it looks like the national survival-of-the-person-who-can-queue-the-longest-and-elbow-the-most-elbows might have had its day, as both retailers and consume