Black Friday

Footfall jumps 7.9% during Black Friday

Black Friday footfall jumped by 7.9% against the week previous across all UK retail destinations, providing retailers with a much…

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Better than forecasted: how is Black Friday 2023 doing?

According to last week’s release from MRI Software, Black Friday 2023 is going to be underwhelming for retailers compared to…

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Footfall improves ahead of Black Friday

Footfall edged up 0.4% in the week before Black Friday across all retail destinations, new data from MRI Software suggests. …

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Asos to launch first pop-up store ahead of Black Friday

Asos is set to launch its first four-storey pop-up store in Central London from 23-26 November. The Asos In Real…

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Black Friday spending to halve due to cost-of-living crisis

Overall spending per person over Black Friday is due to fall from £168.18 in 2021 back to the 2020 average…

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Some 88% of retailers expect sales boost from Black Friday

Some 88% of retailers are expecting Black Friday to have an impact on sales, closely followed by ‘Panic Saturday’ –…

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One in six Black Friday purchases will be returned, data shows

Almost one in every six garments bought on Black Friday will be returned, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the…

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MusicMagpie FY profits fall despite record Black Friday sales

MusicMagpie has seen its profits fall by 14% from £44m to £38m in FY22 despite record sales on the week…

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Boots Q1 sales driven by ‘record’ Black Friday

Boots has welcomed a strong performance in its first quarter of trading, with like-for-like sales up by 8.7%, in part…

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Footfall gap to 2019 widens to -11.1% in Nov despite Black Friday boost

The gap in footfall from 2019 widened in November to -11.1% from -9.8% in October and -12.6% in September; -12.4%…

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