Black Friday

UK shoppers may spend £234 on average this Black Friday, says PwC

UK consumers are preparing to spend an average of £234 at the tills and online during this year’s Black Friday…

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‘Challenging market’ sees Bonmarché profits fall

Bonmarché has seen its profits fall by 21% for the first half of the year, attributed to “weaker consumer sentiment”…

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Black Friday footfall expected to drop as shoppers go online

Retail intelligence experts Springboard have forecast that Black Friday and the following weekend will do “very little to help the…

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Retail sales slow in October after summer of strong growth

The quantity of items bought in retail sales in October fell by 0.5% when compared with September 2018, according to…

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The importance of ‘what if’?

Becoming an ecommerce success is about so much more than the product you sell. E-retailers must be brand designers and…

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Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK

Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period…

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Don’t forget about returns during the Black Friday boom

With less than a week to go until Black Friday – arguably the most important day of the year for…

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Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month

Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…

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What does the Black Friday of the future have ‘in store’ for us?

Black Friday, a term which originated in the US and refers to the first shopping day after Thanksgiving, has become…

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October footfall ‘wobble’ sparks fresh concern for UK high street

October saw a 7.4% drop in UK store visits, the biggest year-on-year drop since July, while average weekly footfall was…

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