Black Friday
This coverage examines Black Friday’s impact on the UK retail sector, focusing on sales performance, promotional strategies, consumer trends, supply chain pressures, and operational planning. Reporting provides insights into how retailers prepare for and execute campaigns, manage demand, and assess outcomes — offering valuable context for executives and managers navigating peak trading periods.
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Dec- 2018 -6 DecemberEconomy
UK customers to boost retailers with £420 festive spend
New Christmas trading analysis from PwC has suggested UK shoppers are preparing to spend an average of £420 on Christmas presents this year. Those in the 35-44 year age bracket are expected to shell out the most with a £522 spend, and shoppers in Scotland will have the highest average…
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4 DecemberHigh Street
Footfall slumps following Black Friday weekend
High street footfall slumped by 5.5% in the week following the Black Friday weekend, according to figures from retail analysts Springboard. The group said the decline was “inevitably”, given that the week followed directly on from the “furore of Black Friday and included the online focussed Cyber Monday”. Furthermore, all…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberAdvice
How AI can unlock customer loyalty
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been disrupting the world’s of finance, healthcare and IT to name a few. Those able to harness the power of AI are reaping the benefits of their data and helping businesses drive efficiencies; however, uptake amongst retailers has so far been limited in comparison. Microsoft’s recent…
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26 NovemberHigh Street
Black Friday provided ‘little benefit to struggling high street’
This year’s Black Friday has done “little to help the struggling bricks-and-mortar stores throughout the UK”, according to data from Springboard. The group, which provides insights on retail performance, said overall footfall declined by 5.4% from Black Friday 2017, with declines of similar magnitudes throughout the weekend from last year…
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23 November
Amazon responds amid Black Friday warehouse protests
Amazon has responded to claims made by workers’ union GMB calling working conditions “inhumane” as “simply wrong”, as employees from some of its UK warehouses mounted protests this Black Friday. Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers have protested at the online retail giant’s warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea, Peterborough, Milton Keynes…
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23 NovemberAdvice
How to remain a winner this Black Friday
Considered to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday can be a manic period for retailers. Nevertheless, it can also be hugely profitable for many brands looking to hijack the seasonal peak to increase sales and build brand loyalty. According to a recent survey, it…
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23 November
Amazon UK warehouse workers to protest across Black Friday
Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers are expected to demonstrate at the online retail giant’s warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea, Peterborough, Milton Keynes and Warrington this Black Friday. GMB, the union for Amazon workers, helped organise the Black Friday protests across the UK in anger at what it calls “inhuman conditions” staff…
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22 NovemberAdvice
How retailers can analyse its customer’s shopping trends
Retailers will be clamouring to entice shoppers to their stores this Black Friday with a frenzy of hot bargains and cut-price deals. With the serious amount of footfall they can expect, not just on Black Friday but during the entire run-up to Christmas, it is an ideal opportunity for retailers…
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21 NovemberHigh Street
87% of Black Friday prices ‘aren’t the cheapest of the year’, says Which?
A year-long investigation by consumers association Which? has found that Black Friday prices “aren’t the cheapest of the year”, and said shoppers could get a better bargain if they’re willing to wait. The group tracked product prices for 12 months, and found that 87% were the same price or cheaper…
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21 NovemberHigh Street
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 and Cyber Monday shopping periods, PwC’s latest survey reveals. The £234 average projected spend for 2018 is exactly the same as 2017, suggesting demand has flattened out. Half of UK…
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