Black Friday
Black Friday in the UK is a major shopping event held annually on the last Friday of November. Retailers offer significant discounts both online and in-store, attracting millions of shoppers looking for the best deals on electronics, fashion, home goods, and more. Black Friday has grown in popularity over the years, becoming a key date in the UK retail calendar.
Black Friday - All the latest news, offers and best deals in the biggest shopping event of the year
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Is this a bright idea for women's defence or a policeman's nightmare? Amazon offer a Black Friday deal on an 'attack torch'
18/11/16 15:31
Amazon customers questioned the legality of a product featured in the online retailer's knock-down Black Friday sale – a torch that can be used to attack people. The self-defence LED flashlight features an 'attack head' of six sharp thorns that the manufacturers claim can be used as an 'offensive weapon' to protect the owner. Made by Emoonland, the 5W Rechargeable 280 Lumen Waterproof Flashlight has 10mm spikes that extend by twisting the metal band, which also focuses the beam. It was put on sale at the end of last week but later removed from Amazon's website....read
Is it Black Friday already? Morrisons slashes prices of its wine and beer in half TEN days before annual sale bonanza
16/11/16 11:19Black Friday doesn't officially start until November 25, after Thanksgiving, but that hasn't stopped Morrisons from launching offers on Prosecco, beer kegs and wine.
Is Black Friday just a rip-off? Australian retailers jump on the bandwagon of world's biggest online spree - but some stores actually INCREASE their prices for the sale
16/11/16 04:48Australian retailers have jumped on the bandwagon and are offering Black Friday sales throughout the month of November. But what does this mean for consumers, and what should they look for?
Beware of Black Friday 'bargains': Half of prices are higher than in the months before AND after the so-called sales bonanza
15/11/16 23:18Consumer group Which? found that British bargain hunters may be duped by the growing frenzy around the November sales when they could get better deals before or afterwards.
Could your Christmas presents be here? Inside Amazon's 550,000 sq ft warehouse where more than 1,000 members of staff rush to fill orders in time for Black Friday
15/11/16 15:41Items from electrical goods to children's toys and clothes line miles of shelves, inside the company's 550,000 sq ft warehouse in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
It’s Blag Friday! Amazon comes under fire for selling a lock picking kit as part of its Black Friday deals
15/11/16 12:02The 11-piece lock-picking sets (pictured) went on sale with a 30 per cent discount at £9.56 at 9am today and the entire stock was easily snapped up within less than 30 minutes.
Bag the best Black Friday bargains NOW: The biggest sales day of the year is nearly here - and you can find hot deals already
14/11/16 22:09Just in time for Christmas, the best high street stores are slashing their prices by up to an astonishing 98 per cent - and we've got all the best deals in one place right here.
Are Amazon's deals really such a bargain? Online giant's low-price offers can be found cheaper elsewhere
13/11/16 11:55Are some independent retailers using Amazon Marketplace to match prices with their rivals to suggest bargains for shoppers while cheaper prices can be found elsewhere?
Christmas starts tomorrow - according to Amazon: Online retail giant launches massive 12-day sale ahead of Black Friday
13/11/16 01:09Amazon is launching a 12-day sale culminating in Black Friday, when prices traditionally plunge for 24 hours in a shopping frenzy but it could have a devastating effect on the High Street.
Retailers face profits wipe out from aggressive price cuts in Black Friday frenzy
12/11/16 22:02Shoppers hunting bargains are primed for a Black Friday frenzy with the number of orders expected to hit a record of almost ten million on the day.
The biggest shopping day EVER: Chinese people splurge £10m per minute in annual online buying spree that leaves Black Friday in the dust
11/11/16 16:50Singles Day, China's annual online buying bonanza which takes place on November 11, sees enthusiastic shoppers splurging 120.7 billion Yuan (£14 billion) in 24 hours.
Now Amazon drags Black Friday sale across 12 days: Online giant turns the screw on the High Street by offering ONE HOUR delivery in some cities
11/11/16 00:21Amazon has been instrumental in bringing the American Black Friday sales phenomenon to Britain. Many British retailers hate the event as for they feel forced to take cut their prices.
Shoppers set for £3bn Black Friday splurge: Spending could soar by almost 40% despite shoppers and retailers disliking the event
03/11/16 23:57Spending on Black Friday bargains is expected to soar by almost 40 per cent despite a history of queues, crushes and violence.
Crazy for cocoa! As Too Faced's anticipated Chocolate Chip palette gets a Black Friday release date, FEMAIL rounds up delicious beauty buys that you can shop right now
02/11/16 21:03Too Faced has offered a new sneak peek at its two Chocolate Chip palettes launching on November 25. Satisfy your sweet tooth in the meantime with other dessert-inspired products that you can shop now.
'Intensive flak and enemy fighters, 9 Beaus lost. Very Enjoyable': RAF pilot's logbook and photographs from the disastrous 'Black Friday' attack on enemy ships during WWII is on sale for £400
28/10/16 16:02The disastrous raid on German shipping in February 1945 became known as 'Black Friday' as it saw 14 airmen killed and 10 RAF planes destroyed.
MARKET REPORT: High Street set for worst Christmas period in years as Black Friday, warm weather and Paris terror attacks keep shoppers at bay
22/12/15 23:18All the major retailers have had to resort to mega discounting of anything up to 50 per cent to persuade Joe and Joan Public to shop until they drop.
Online surge helps fine jeweller Annoushka to shine despite firm not offering any Black Friday discounts
19/12/15 21:56Owner Annoushka Ducas set up the company in 2009 after selling her previous jewellery brand, Links of London, which she co-founded with her husband, John Ayton.
'Black Friday style' promotions propel UK November retail sales higher than expectations in the run up to Christmas
17/12/15 13:30British stores saw a 5 per cent growth in retail sales year-on-year to November, rather than the 3 per cent expectation, the ONS said. Monthly retail sales grew by 1.7 per cent instead of the predicted 0.5 per cent.
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Advertising gets sneakier every Christmas, but let's refrain from buying leftover Black Friday tat - we're worth more than that
17/12/15 06:30We’ve started to make a list of insidious advertising catchphrases - why not send us your favourites? Top of our list is 'the more you buy the more you save' (what?!).
Dixons Carphone beats forecasts with 23% jump in profits, with 'Black Friday' seeing its biggest-ever single day of trading
16/12/15 09:24The group saw its underlying pretax profit rise to £121million in the 26 weeks to October 31, up from £98million in the same period last year. That compared to analysts' forecasts of £111million.
House of Fraser benefits from a Black Friday boom despite most shoppers buying online
09/12/15 22:01The retailer used healthy third-quarter sales figures to say that it had benefited from more shoppers coming into stores and buying online on Black Friday.
High Street spending drops despite Black Friday - but people continue to splash on drinks and dinners
07/12/15 07:19Retailers suffered a disappointing month as Britons spent 1.5 per cent less in stores than last year, even including Black Friday, according to Visa’s latest consumer spending index.
Why I was so right to ignore Black Friday: Asda boss Andy Clarke tells how he will cash in on retail rivals' big mistake
05/12/15 22:00Clarke believes many of his rivals won’t be able to make their sums add up by Christmas. The bloodbath of Black Friday has left them with unwanted stock and pressure to keep on discounting.
Black Friday promotions fail to boost retailers as sales fall 4.3% in November - and even online trading sees slowdown
04/12/15 15:46Overall like-for-like sales fell 4.3 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, being impacted by an ‘exceptional’ poor start to the month.
'That's exactly what I did to your mother buddy': News reporter rips heckler during live segment on Black Friday
02/12/15 17:05Joe Galli, a reporter in Palm Springs, California, had the unlucky task of having to cover the scene at a shopping mall on the busiest day of the year, but he did silence a rowdy heckler.
Aggro at Argos: Customers' fury as they are left waiting in for days as store's delivery system goes into meltdown after Black Friday weekend
02/12/15 09:38Customers around the country say they have been forced to stay in for days on end waiting for their purchases to arrive and say it is almost impossible to get through to the company by phone
Americans buy a record number of guns on Black Friday as the FBI processes 185,000 background checks
02/12/15 02:50The FBI processed a record 185,345 background checks, roughly two per second, the same day that three people were killed in an attack at a Planned Parenthood office.
'Vile and disgusting': Online retailer SuperGurl slammed for using 'rape us now' slogan for Black Friday sales campaign
02/12/15 02:27SuperGurl issued a grovelling apology after a social media outcry over an invitation for customers to 'rape us now' that appeared alongside an image of a woman in a provocative pose.
Shocking moment a Hermes driver PRETENDED to deliver a Black Friday Xbox to family's home - but only left a 'Sorry I missed you' note through the door
01/12/15 11:37Paul Kerswill, of Hull, East Yorkshire, got a note saying he was not in when the package was delivered and it had been placed in the family's bin - but the games console was not there
Who needs Cyber Monday? How millions of bargain-hunters headed to shopping centres across the country in search of Black Friday weekend deals - with stores seeing a 30 PER CENT rise in footfall
30/11/15 22:40Shopping centres across Britain recorded a week-on-week increase in footfall of around 30 per cent this weekend, as shoppers still ventured out to snap up Black Friday weekend deals.
Brawl in the mall! Vicious fight involving three screaming women breaks out at a shopping centre during Black Friday sales in Manchester
30/11/15 11:13Dramatic footage shows the three women grappling with each other before falling on the floor in front of dozens of stunned bargain hunters at the Arndale shopping centre on Friday.
Mother accidentally shot in the back by her 15-year-old son in Target parking lot on Black Friday
30/11/15 09:27According to police, the pair were sitting in a van in Evansville, Indiana, when the boy removed a gun from under a seat and pulled the trigger - accidentally shooting his mother in the back.
HALF of the millennials in America will shop on Cyber Monday as stores offer more online discounts and in-store Black Friday sales drop
30/11/15 06:00The number of people who shopped in-stores on Thanksgiving weekend dropped 5.2 percent as 103million people shopped online and another 121million plan to shop on Monday.
Black Friday sales in stores fell by more than a BILLION dollars as Americans go online to find their bargains
29/11/15 02:02Sales at retail stores on Black Friday fell to $10.4 billion this year, down from $11.6 billion in 2014, according to preliminary figures from research firm ShopperTrak.
LIZ JONES: How do you survive a Black Friday? Get out of my way!
29/11/15 01:43HORROR of horrors I found myself on Oxford Street in West London slap bang in the middle of Black Friday, writes LIZ JONES.
Well, she IS a shopaholic! Tori Spelling hits the Black Friday sales with children Stella and Finn
29/11/15 00:51She's a self-confessed shopaholic, so there's no day guaranteed to get the actress' pulse racing like Black Friday.
Slew of profits warnings from retailers anticipated in wake of massive discounting on Black Friday
28/11/15 22:01Siobhan Gehin, of retail consultancy Kurt Salmon, said investors were concerned that retailers were cutting prices unnecessarily at a time when many could be selling at full price.
Get ready for the December sales: Shops set to offer discounts through to Christmas as analysts say Black Friday is retail suicide
28/11/15 12:54Respected commentator on the sector, Richard Hyman says after only a few years of the US-exported shopping event there is 'shopper and retailer fatigue'.
Three arrested as hundreds of protesters shut down Black Friday shopping on Chicago's Mag Mile on third night of protests over killing of Laquan McDonald
28/11/15 06:48Three people were arrested in Chicago on Friday in the protests over the police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Hundreds of demonstrators shut down Black Friday shopping.
Her shopping partner in crime! Rachel Zoe hits the Black Friday sales with son Skyler while clad in black-and-white fur coat
28/11/15 05:23The fashionable 44-year-old was joined for a round of shopping in Beverly Hills by her four-year-old son, Skyler.
Neiman Marcus' website crashes on Black Friday, forcing the specialty retailer to extend its sale
28/11/15 04:52On one of the biggest holiday shopping days of the year, things did not go so smoothly for specialty retailer Neiman Marcus. The store's online site suffered from an outage for most of the day.
Newlywed Whitney Port polishes off wedding registry during shopping trip with husband Tim Rosenman on Black Friday
28/11/15 03:02The 30-year-old and her husband have recently returned from a honeymoon to Fiji. Whitney and Tim tied the knot earlier this month in Palm Springs, California.
Why the Black Friday flop will spark a Christmas sales bonanza: Retailers will be forced to shift mountains of stock in a series of flash discounts after shoppers deserted the high street
28/11/15 01:29Families shunned high street stores in the UK and instead opted to shop online, with discounts of up to 60 per cent resulting in internet takings passing the £1billion-a-day mark for the first time.
Britain’s biggest retailers left with red faces after consumers go online rather than hit shops to bag Black Friday bargains
27/11/15 21:55Tesco, Argos owner Home Retail Group, and Dixons Carphone, all drafted in thousands more staff and filled their shops with a extra goods.
Hundreds of protesters shut down Black Friday shopping on Chicago's Mag Mile on third night of protests over killing of Laquan
27/11/15 19:57The protest march took place down the part of Michigan Avenue called the Magnificent Mile and was organized by the Reverend Jesse Jackson and other local activists.
These discounts are huge! Donald Trump leads politicians marking Black Friday with discounts on campaign goods – and even Hillary is going as deep as half-price
27/11/15 18:20The 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are getting into the spirit of holiday sales through their merchandise Web sites, although deals differ - and shoppers have to know where to go.
Millions of shoppers determined to bag a bargain ahead of Black Friday sent online sales soaring on Thanksgiving
27/11/15 18:06The record number of online sales in the U.S was up on last year and came ahead of the familiar scenes of mayhem in bricks-and-mortar stores up and down the country today.
Is this the biggest Black Friday saving yet? Classic car dealer knocks £100,000 off the price of a Ferrari Testarossa
27/11/15 18:04Many people will think they've bagged a bargain this Black Friday, but have they made a saving of £100,000? That's what Kahn Automobiles is offering a classic supercar buyer.
Thanksgiving night chaos turns to Black Friday calm as stores push their Thursday sales and bargain hunters stay home to shop online
27/11/15 18:02Crowds were thin at U.S. stores and malls in the early hours of Black Friday and on Thanksgiving evening as shoppers responded to early holiday discounts with caution and bad weather hurt turnout.
You missed out! As shoppers desert the stores on Black Friday a mother reveals how she hit the (empty) mall for bargains and saved £235 in just ONE HOUR
27/11/15 17:11Suzanne Baum, 41, went to Brent Cross shopping centre in North London. After last year's chaos, she found the place almost empty. She bought an iron reduced by £70 and a half price Emilio robot.
Petrol falls to under £1-a-litre at Asda: Supermarket offers cheapest fuel since 2009 as it ditches Black Friday in store
27/11/15 09:48Asda is offering motorists a rare chance to grab a litre of unleaded for under a £1 this weekend at its 273 filling stations, without any catches.
Video shows woman snatching a vegetable steamer from a CHILD in Black Friday sales rush… but is all as it seems?
27/11/15 09:45The video was apparently shot in a store in Saginaw, Michigan, and shows the moment the doors opened on the day of the sales, with dozens grabbing at vegetable steamers.
Petrol set to drop below £1 a litre: Asda slashes prices below figure for first time in six years as part of Black Friday sales
27/11/15 09:25Petrol prices will drop below £1 a litre for the first time in six years as part of the Black Friday sales. Asda is slashing prices by 4p a litre until midnight on Sunday.
It’s WHACK Friday! Tempers fray at malls as shoppers come to blows amid Thanksgiving evening sales bonanza
27/11/15 09:13These are the shocking scenes which marred Thanksgiving for shoppers at a mall in Louisville, Kentucky, when two men began brawling late last night as families hunted for early Black Friday bargains.
Is it Cyber Meltdown Friday? Britain set for its first £1BILLION digital sales day - but bargain hunters CRASH John Lewis website and Tesco, Boots, Debenhams and Argos show the strain
27/11/15 03:03Websites struggled to cope with demand, with John Lewis' crashing for around an hour from 3.20pm and Argos, Debenhams and Tesco's sites all taking longer than normal to load.
Bag the best Black Friday bargains: From fashion and beauty to gadgets, it's the biggest sales day of the year - and you can find the hottest deals right here
27/11/15 01:30Elbows at the ready for the biggest shopping day of the year. From fashion and beauty to gadgets and big-ticket items, everything is going for a song. Here's our guide to the best deals around.
Thirty MILLION bargain-hunters hit stores on Thanksgiving: Chains hail early opening success despite record online sales - and 100m more are expected to shop today
26/11/15 23:35Thousands are lining up across the country as Black Friday kicks off yet again, while some are already done with their shopping now that some stores open Thanksgiving Day.
Is the future bleak for Black Friday as more of Britain's shoppers and retailers reject an adopted US tradition?
26/11/15 22:11Some experts are going as far as to predict it will eventually disappear as fast as it arrived, with a raft of reports questioning how long it can continue.
The top Black Friday deals revealed: Our pick of the best discounts online and on the high street
26/11/15 17:46Shoppers are set for a retail frenzy today as thousands of retailers unleash their Black Friday deals. So where are the best discounts and offers online and on the high street?
Attention Black Friday bargain-hunters: Google reveals the top three tips for making the most of the holiday shopping kick-off
26/11/15 16:49The main tip is for shoppers to go to stores in the morning, with foot traffic peaking between the times of 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, and to avoid buying electronics, which are the most popular items.
The big winners of the Black Friday shopping splurge? Department stores like John Lewis could see sales QUADRUPLE
26/11/15 15:45Data outlines the big winners of Black Friday are department stores, which saw sales boom 220 per cent last year.
Can't face Black Friday? Then take a look at the sales websites that can save you money all year round instead
26/11/15 15:22We spoke to the founders of two sales sites to find out how they are targeting all-year round discounts rather than just a short-term frenzy.
Want to make money rather than spend it this Black Friday? Experts pick retail shares to win from the sales - and all year round
26/11/15 14:58Many are groaning at the prospect of Black Friday, but the whirlwind shopping event could be a boon to these retailers, and make their shareholders very happy.
The way we used to shop: Forget Black Friday, Argos Christmas catalogues dating back to 1973 reveal how we used to spend our cash on Cabbage Patch Dolls and personal cassette players
26/11/15 13:23A rare glimpse at vintage Argos catalogues will remind adults across the country of how they used to shop. The touching photographs include a range of toys and electronics.
The BEST Black Friday deals: As the shopping bonanza begins, FEMAIL reveals an A to Z of the top offers from UK brands (but you'll need to be quick)
26/11/15 12:55From mobile phones, wacky gadgets, beauty, household necessities, holidays, toys and fashion - FEMAIL has rounded up the hottest bargains to be found in this year’s Black Friday.
Retailers on target to smash Black Friday sales records as figures show shopping traffic in run-up to Thanksgiving is up by a fifth on last year
26/11/15 11:43U.S. retailers are on target to smash Black Friday sales records - with millions of shoppers having already made the most of early online deals ahead of Thanksgiving, new figures reveal.
Stores will start opening their doors from MIDNIGHT tonight to cash in as experts reveal the tricks to help you get the most from Black Friday
26/11/15 10:52Boots, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Argos will all open a number of stores in the early hours of the morning in a move that will see customers queue through the night to get their hands on some bargains.
American Apparel causes yet ANOTHER controversy after asking employees to wear T-shirts reading 'ask me to take it all off' for the Black Friday sales
25/11/15 23:17The retailer issued an apology after asking its employees to don the 'offensive' slogan T-shirts and buttons, with one employee stating that the brand was 'inviting patrons to harass staff'.
John Lewis bans employees from using their staff discounts on Black Friday website deals
25/11/15 22:01The John Lewis partner discount entitles staff to 12 per cent off electricals and a 25 per cent discount on other products. But not on Black Friday.
OnePlus 2 'iPhone killer' available WITHOUT an invite for Black Friday: £239 device will go on general sale for four days only
25/11/15 15:11For four days starting from Friday 27 November, the Chinese firm is putting its OnePlus 2 (pictured) and OnePlus X devices on general sale.
Santa's little helpers: Staff at Amazon warehouse get ready for millions of orders to pour in on Black Friday - with £2BILLION set to be spent on biggest shopping day ever
25/11/15 11:23Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Scotland, have been busy coping with demand for deals since 12am on Monday.
Married Black Friday shopper sets up camp in front of Best Buy with TV, video games and a bed to be first in line FIVE DAYS before doors open
24/11/15 20:48Bargain hunters will spend the next few days joining queues in order to get some of the best Christmas bargains, but Jarvis Johnson from Arizona has taken it to the next levl.
Not bad for a holiday that doesn't even happen here! British shoppers set to spend £3.5BILLION over 'Black Friday' weekend - despite Asda pulling out after last year's chaos
24/11/15 17:58Online sales are expected to rise by 16 per cent after reduced big ticket items caused chaos last year (pictured) in sales that originate in the US and take place the day after Thanksgiving.
'We will not offer artificial discounts to get rid of wonky stock': Oddbins joins retailers shunning Black Friday frenzy
24/11/15 17:07Off licence Oddbins has joined other major retailers such as Asda and Made.com in not joining in with the Black Friday frenzy this week.
'Too much?' Martha Stewart teases an overzealous Ryan Seacrest in star-studded Macy's Black Friday commercial also starring Ariana Grande and Heidi Klum
24/11/15 04:20The brand pulled out all the stops, playing off of its famous Thanksgiving Day Parade as it promoted the upcoming Black Friday sale, which promises the chance to win a million dollars in prizes.
Are you ready to bag some Black Friday bargains? Dailymail.com reveals the best hi-tech holiday deals and discounts
23/11/15 19:06Following on from last year's sell-out sales, FEMAIL has created a guide to some of the best Black Friday deals, from tech and toys to cosmetics and vacuums.
Forget Black Friday, it's Black THURSDAY! Shops try to beat the competition by releasing their deals a day early this year
23/11/15 15:32The Black Friday phenomenon started in America over 10 years ago and really took off in the UK in the past couple of years. In 2014 £800m was spent online on that day.
After moving Black Friday to Thursday, now Walmart shifts Cyber Monday to SUNDAY to ease crowd crushes
23/11/15 10:55Cyber Monday for Walmart shoppers will start a few hours earlier this with people able to make purchases online from 8pm Sunday night.
Tempted to try and bag a bargain on Black Friday? Here's how to beat the chaos and get the best deals
21/11/15 22:01Black Friday falls on November 27 and earned its ‘black’ label because shops saw it as an opportunity to get into the black.The US import looks here to stay, so here's how to play it.
Retailers braced for £2bn 'Black Friday' frenzy - with online sales set to rise 17%
21/11/15 22:01The sum will include £721million spent online, an increase of 17 per cent on the ‘Black Friday’ frenzy of last year, according to card payments firm Visa Europe.
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