Black Friday 2024: Economic uncertainty, postal strike and supporting local [Video]

DAWSON CREEK –Black Friday is the busiest shopping day in Canada, but it looks a little bit different this year with retailers concerned about economic uncertainty and the ongoing postal strike.

At Corlane Sporting Goods in Dawson Creek, Black Friday sales have been going on all week. The local support the store continues to see is something co-owner Aaron Mathias is thankful for.

“We have amazing support from the surrounding community of Dawson Creek, the entire Peace Region. Without this customer base we wouldn’t be in business,” said Mathias.

His business is one of many that have been impacted by the Canada Post strike. At Corlane, 12% of store-wide sales are made online.

“We have to get creative with how we get product to our customers. There are courier services, but some won’t allow us to ship ammunition, others won’t allow us to ship firearms. We’re kind of in …