Recently, there has been an increasing trend that is seeing many Canadian retailers offering great sales and promotions on what is being called Canadian Black Friday. A growing number of merchants at Cornwall Square are now offering Canadian Black Friday discounts to their customers.

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Cornwall - Nov. 24, 2011 - Black Friday is the day following the American Thanksgiving. In the United States, Black Friday is traditionally the beginning of the Christmas Shopping season and since 2005, it has grown to become the single largest shopping day south of the border.

Recently, there has been an increasing trend that is seeing many Canadian retailers offering great sales and promotions on what is being called Canadian Black Friday.

“A growing number of merchants at Cornwall Square are now offering Canadian Black Friday discounts to their customers”, stated Chris Savard, General Manager of the mall. “We recently polled all of our stores and we are certainly seeing that Canadian retailers are offering more reasons for shoppers to remain north of the border.”

Instead of paying bridge tolls and waiting in line at customs, customers are encouraged to check out Black Friday promotions at the following Cornwall Square stores (see store for details):

• Charm

• Children’s Place

• Cleo

• Coles

• Game Stop

• Garage Clothing

• GNC

• La Senza

• Laura Secord

• Peoples Jewellers

• Sears

• Smart Set

• Suzy Shier

• Telus

• The Source

• Virgin Mobile

Cornwall Square is open from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm on Black Friday.

With over 60 stores and services, including a food court, Cornwall Square continues to be a leader in the community and is recognized as Cornwall's busiest shopping destination. Cornwall Square is managed by Redcliff Realty Management Inc., a Canadian property management company that provides leasing and property management services for a portfolio of over 34 million square feet. Cornwall Square is owned by Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (“Partners”) which trades on the TSX-V under the ticker symbol PAR.UN.