Retail - Black Friday

Grocery Sales In UK Slow As Shoppers Take Advantage Of Black Friday: Nielsen

Grocery sales slowed to +0.2% in the UK in the four weeks leading up to the start of December, as shoppers directed their spend towards Black Friday offers...

Black Friday Sales In Britain Jump 16.5% By Value: Barclaycard

The value of Black Friday sales in Britain jumped 16.5% compared with last year, according to data from payments firm Barclaycard, in a much needed boost f...

For British Shoppers, November Is The New Black Friday

With harsh lessons learnt from past Black Fridays, British retailers are stretching promotions over several weeks, aiming to smooth out consumer demand and...

French Online Retail Sales Could Top €100bn In 2019

French shoppers are on course to spend over €100 billion on online in 2019, a rise of at least 8% on last year, as they splurge some €20 billion...

Target Increases Temporary Hiring To More Than 130,000 For Holiday Rush

Retailer Target Corp said on Tuesday it was planning to hire more than 130,000 store employees for the holiday season, 10,000 more than last year, as it ge...

UK Retail Sales See Black Friday Boost, Broader Picture Weak

British shoppers sought out Black Friday discounts in their droves last month, pushing retail sales growth to a six-month high, but the broader picture rem...

Retailers ‘Need To Get Smarter’ To Maximise Black Friday In Future: Analyst

Retailers need to ‘get smarter’ when planning future Black Friday sales, or else they risk eroding both their margins and the margins of the re...

After Grim Year, UK Retailers Hope For Black Friday Tonic

Britain's retailers are hoping Black Friday discounts will get shoppers spending again after a torrid year for much of the sector. A string of store gro...