Black Friday

Online spend to hit £805m on Christmas Day

Online retail sales on Christmas Day are set to rise more than 10% compared with the same day last year,…

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Footfall falls in November despite Black Friday sales

Retail footfall decline 1% in November compared with the same month last year, despite the popular Black Friday discounting event…

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Consumers set to spend ‘£1.6bn more’ this Christmas

Retail sales this December are forecast to rise by 4% year-on-year, with consumers expected to spend £42.8bn – £1.6bn more…

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Retailers warned to prepare for ‘serial returners’ this Black Friday

Retailers should prepare for an increase in customer returns from ‘serial returners’ – shoppers who deliberately over-purchase and return unwanted…

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Retailers ‘bullish’ for Black Friday and Christmas sales

Retailers are optimistic that they will achieve a positive result in their biggest sales period, with most anticipating increased revenues…

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October online sales growth at highest since Black Friday 2014

The value of online retail sales grew 18.9% in October compared with the same month last year – the highest…

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Online sales ‘nearly double’ for jewellery on ‘Cyber Weekend’

Online sales of jewellery over Cyber Weekend – the weekend following Black Friday – nearly doubled, according to the Edinburgh…

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Footfall across the UK down 2.2% in December

Footfall in December was down 2.2% on the same time last year as consumers turned to e-commerce for their Christmas…

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EXCLUSIVE: Winsor Bishop on track for ‘record’ sales growth

Norwich-based independent jeweller Winsor Bishop is on target to achieve the highest sales growth in its 185-year history, Jewellery Focus…

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Christmas spending up 4% but high street slumps

Year-on-year consumer spending was up 4% over the Christmas period but there was a huge divide between online retailers and…

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