Black Friday

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...

Amazon's Black Friday Reshaped Christmas Shopping: Report

Changing consumer spending patterns, influenced by the rise of Amazon and Black Friday, have reshaped the traditional Christmas sales calendar, according t...

US Retailers Eye Merriest Christmas Since Recession As Sales Surge

With consumer spending surging, US retailers are hoping for something they haven’t seen since the last recession began a decade ago: a truly gre...

UK Retailers Get Black Friday Boost As Sales Jump 1.1%

Black Friday gave UK retailers a stronger-than-expected boost last month as discounts spurred Britons to snap up electrical appliances and other household...

UK Retail Sales Rise On Food As Black Friday Falls Short

UK retail sales rebounded last month, fuelled by higher food spending as Black Friday sales failed to tempt enough British shoppers to open their wallets f...