Black Friday

UK Consumer Spending Grows At Slowest Pace In Over A Year: Barclays

British consumer spending grew at the slowest pace in more than a year last month, reflecting concerns about the cost of living in the run-up to Christmas,...

Amazon, Walmart Court Early Holiday Shoppers In US With Limited-Time Deals

Amazon, Walmart, Target and other large retailers launched US sales on Monday and Tuesday, dangling discounts on narrow selections of merchandise more than...

UK Retail Sales Fall As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Bites

British retail sales slid unexpectedly in November, despite the soccer World Cup and the Black Friday sales promotions, a potential indication of the stres...

German Pre-Christmas Shopping Picks Up Over Black Friday Weekend

Germans snapped up smartphones, Christmas decorations, sweaters and other knitwear, jewellery and gift vouchers in a pick-up in shopping over the Black Fri...

Cost-Of-Living Crisis Casts Shadow Over Europe's Black Friday

Europe's retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it is taking place against a backdrop of a worsening cost-of-liv...

European Shoppers Plan To Spend Less On Black Friday This Year, Survey Finds

Shoppers in seven European countries plan to cut down on their Black Friday shopping compared to last year, a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) ha...

British Retailers See Pre-Christmas Sales Boost In November

British retail sales rose faster than expected last month, helped by Black Friday discounts, early Christmas shopping and no lockdown restrictions that clo...