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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Black Friday fraudsters will con online bargain hunters out of more than £500,000 this year
15/11/15 17:15
This year's pre-Christmas sale is likely to be the biggest single online shopping day in UK history with more than £1bn expected to change hands. But the increased online activity provides opportunities for fraudsters to target consumers in search of a good deal. Of those overall transactions of £1bn in one day, research from Voucherbox.co.uk reveals that up to £574,074 could be scammed from eager Brits shopping online....read
Online sales slow as shoppers wait for Black Friday bonanza
14/11/15 21:28The number of sales made in the first 11 days of November rose by 14 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Deflation of 0.2% tipped as Britain sees the biggest drop in prices since 1960s - and Black Friday is still to come
14/11/15 21:19Analysts at consultancy Capital Economics expect deflation of 0.2 per cent for the year to October, compared to the 0.1 per cent figure seen last month.
Black Friday countdown begins! The best deals keen-eyed bargain-hunters can buy on the BIGGEST shopping day of the year
13/11/15 09:57FEMAIL's columnist Kalpana Fitzpatrick, of MummyMoneyMatters.com has compiled a list of the major high street stores and the bargains shoppers can expect to be on offer next Friday.
Wal-Mart is trying to do away with deadly mayhem of years past with new Black Friday strategy
12/11/15 13:43Wal-Mart Stores said it is offering most of the same Black Friday doorbuster deals online and in stores for the first time ever, giving online shoppers an early jump on the sales.
Forget Black Friday: China's annual online shopping splurge smashes all records with $14.3BILLION spent in just 24 hours
11/11/15 18:31$1 billion was spent in the first eight minutes of the China's massive sale on November 11. The annual 'Singles' Day' event included online and offline retailers from around the world.
H&M and Nordstrom to CLOSE on Thanksgiving as Target and Best Buy announce plans to open at dinner time the night before Black Friday
11/11/15 01:38Costco, Nordstrom, Staples, warehouse club chain BJ's, shoe store DSW and outdoor store REI are among the stores that have said they will be giving all employees off on Thanksgiving.
Is this the beginning of the end for Black Friday? Asda ditches retail gimmick as shoppers tire of flash sales
10/11/15 10:30The supermarket giant said British shoppers did 'not want to be held hostage to a day or two of sales', and that it plans to make £26million worth of savings for shoppers.
Is this the end for Black Friday? Asda will NOT take part in the one-off sales day after customers complained about mad scramble for bargains
10/11/15 10:15After ugly scenes were witnessed last year, the supermarket chain said customers are put off by the day of flash sales and instead want price cuts on Christmas food and drink
Black Friday starts on Thursday as Target announces it will open its stores at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day
09/11/15 19:19It's still three weeks away but Black Friday plans are in full swing at major retailers. Target announced its plans for one of the biggest shopping days of the year on Monday.
Is Black Friday the best time to buy presents? Retail event set to become more popular than Christmas week for shopping
09/11/15 12:33This year, Black Friday week falls between 23 and 27 November, with shoppers expected to buy online and hit the high street in their droves.
One in five Black Friday shoppers buy and then sell on for a profit - shock findings deal new blow to derided bid to boost sales
31/10/15 22:04It will come as yet another blow to the Black Friday bandwagon which has been attacked by analysts as a measure intended to boost desperate retailers, but which actually damages their businesses.
Florida man is the first in line for Black Friday sales after arriving a record-breaking 33 DAYS early
27/10/15 12:49Kevin Sutton (pictured), who camped outside the Best Buy in Orlando for 15 days last year, pitched his tent outside the same store for a new TV - and also to raise awareness for homelessness.
Outdoor retailer REI will close all 143 stores on Black Friday to encourage employees and customers to spend the day outside
27/10/15 02:48Outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc., known as REI, has announced it will buck Black Friday and close its 143 stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Black Friday sales forecast to top £1bn but experts warn retailers that discount day could hurt profits
17/10/15 21:02Black Friday falls on November 27, but Amazon is expected to offer discounts from November 1. But an early collapse into discounting could devastate the retail market., experts warn.
SIMON WATKINS: Black Friday is a huge mistake for retailers - and one they can surely not afford to make
17/10/15 21:01Despite last year's day being described by one City analyst as a disaster for retailers, they are back at it again. This is in line with Einstein's famous definition of insanity.
Has online shopping reached its peak? Internet sales increased at their slowest ever rate in August... and Black Friday may be to blame
16/09/15 06:43Online sales grew at their slowest rate in over a decade last month, with experts questioning whether Black Friday is behind the slow down at the virtual shopping tills.
Household spending grows at strongest rate since Black Friday as spring weather sees bars and restaurants get busy
11/05/15 08:40Rock-bottom borrowing rates and low inflation have boosted consumer spending, which rose 2 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to the latest Visa Expenditure index.
Father cleared of assaulting social worker during Black Friday bundle as they fought over a 32-inch television as judge says chaos makes it difficult to blame anyone
20/04/15 08:50Andrew Anderson, 43, was accused of forcing Julie McGoldrick, 53, to the floor at a Tesco store in Burnage, Manchester, injuring her wrist, as they battled over the unit reduced from £199 to £99.
Black Friday 'must be reined in': Retailers set to cut back on discounts to avoid chaos causing by backlog of deliveries
25/03/15 01:49The idea of Black Friday was imported from America to kick start Christmas shopping but the web stores trade body, IMRG, has warned retailers that a rethink is necessary.
Amazon's UK Black Friday boost: Online giant posts better than expected results for fourth quarter after net sales jumped 15%
30/01/15 02:00Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, announced that the company sold 64 items a second on Black Friday, with the Kindle Fire and Dolche Gusto coffee machine proving popular in Britain.
Thug, 28, who bit Tesco worker's hand as he fought with staff on Black Friday is jailed for four months
22/01/15 15:05Michael Anthony Dowd, 28, pleaded guilty after threatening to smash a female assistant's face in and then turning to punch a male member of staff at a store in Salford, Greater Manchester.
'Black Friday' US retail fad is here to stay, says Dixons Carphone boss
21/01/15 22:16Sebastian James suggested the event should even become a public holiday in the UK to allow people to go out shopping instead of working.
Christmas joy for Dixons Carphone started with 'Black Friday' with retailer seeing it as a UK national institution for shoppers
21/01/15 11:40The newly created company said like-for-like sales were up 8% over the Christmas period and, as a result, the retailer now expects to beat its full year profit expectations.
Black Friday set to turn into a good Friday for Dixons Carphone when newly merged firm unveils maiden Christmas update
18/01/15 11:19The group is expected to be one of the retailers to hail the shopping event on November 28 as a success, contributing to a 5 per cent like-for-like sales rise in its UK stores in the nine weeks to Jan 2.
UK retailers 'throttled' by Black Friday: American import blamed for slump in profits
15/01/15 22:11Far from boosting net sales it has proved a festive nightmare, denting Christmas trading, causing websites to crash, and sparking delivery chaos.
MPs demand Black Friday is SCRAPPED after huge discounts sparked 'scenes of disorder' with shoppers scrapping over TVs
15/01/15 13:10A Commons motion has been laid slamming retailers for offering ‘huge discounts’ on the last Friday of November – kick-starting the Christmas shopping season.
Online shopping hit by December dip: Sales down after consumers take advantage of Black Friday deals
15/01/15 01:35Christmas spending on the internet in December rose by much less than expected amid the delivery chaos caused by Black Friday. Retailers are rethinking the event after poor figures for the month.
'Black Friday' boost helps online electricals retailer AO World, while post-Christmas sales give a lift to furniture stores firm Ikea
12/01/15 13:08Bolton-based AO, which floated last year with a £1.2billion valuation that defied logic, said its sales for the three months to 31 December were up 38 percent.
Shop Direct boss warns rivals to expect even bigger Black Friday next year as he unveils plans to sell more than ever
11/01/15 22:27Alex Baldock's prediction will come as a blow to his rivals who were wrong-footed in November by the magnitude of the sales event.
Black Friday will be bigger next time, say online retailers' bosses as rivals hope discounting will not be repeated
10/01/15 22:02John Lewis boss Andy Street said last week he hoped 2014 had been ‘the high water mark’ for Black Friday.
John Lewis Christmas week sales disappoint after Black Friday bargain-grab
02/01/15 22:00John Lewis said sales in the week from December 22 to 27 fell 1.4 per cent and it also blamed this fall on the timing of Christmas.
Last-minute shopping less frenzied than Christmas past with 'only 5m' to hit High St after Black Friday bargain-grab
24/12/14 07:24Around one in ten Britons are planning to grab the last of their Christmas presents today, according to Nectar point firm Aimia.
'Black Friday' boost as CBI reports highest number of firms show sales rise since 1988
19/12/14 16:27Britain's "Black Friday" shopping surge saw retail sales grow at their fastest pace for nearly 27 years, according to a CBI report published today.
The Tesco where it's Black Friday every day: Desperate crowds charge in each morning at Chinese branch of the supermarket
19/12/14 16:00Dozens of eager shoppers, between 60 and 100, queue outside the gates of this Shanghai Tesco every morning at 9am, in a desperate bid to get their hands on the best deals.
Black Friday sends retail sales soaring at fastest rate in more than 10 years - but will the shopping frenzy carry through to Christmas?
18/12/14 12:39November’s retail sales soared 6.4 per cent year-on-year – the highest annual rate since May 2004 - and 1.6 per cent by volume on October, the ONS data showed.
Britain's shops nurse Black Friday hangover as shoppers hold out for discounts
13/12/14 22:02Figures produced exclusively for The Mail on Sunday revealed that a 10 per cent surge in footfall on Black Friday compared to the same day last year was followed by weakening traffic.
Black Friday shopper who attacked Tesco staff who told him off for queue jumping during 'retail riot' faces jail after pleading guilty to assault
12/12/14 18:07Greedy Black Friday shopper Michael Dowd, 28, is the first to admit in court a public disorder offence as he and hundreds of other customers descended on a Tesco store in Irlam, near Salford.
Shoppers deserting High Street despite Black Friday frenzy: Sales down by 4% in November as stores face pressure to start January sales early
12/12/14 01:55The number of people walking through the doors of the main chains was down by four per cent in November compared to the same month last year.
Anxious wait for shoppers as Black Friday and Manic Monday parcels pile up: Delivery services buckle under the strain of orders placed during spending binge
10/12/14 23:43Shoppers face an anxious wait over whether Christmas gifts bought on the web will arrive after delivery networks buckled under the weight of orders.
First shopper to be prosecuted over Black Friday 'retail rioting' walks free from court after trying to punch police officer during scramble for bargains at Tesco
10/12/14 16:58John Ankers, 40, was arrested outside a Tesco store in Hattersley, near Hyde, Greater Manchester, after swinging a punch at police as he tried to buy cheap alcohol during the Black Friday sales.
'Black Friday' helps retailers enjoy best sales growth for five years - but will it continue with as Christmas approaches?
09/12/14 07:14A 'Black Friday' shopping surge helped retailers enjoy their best November sales growth in five years, offering hope for the key pre-Christmas period.
Marks & Spencer beset by delivery woe - unable to cope with Black Friday orders
08/12/14 22:11Marks & Spencer has become engulfed in a fresh crisis, wiping 3 per cent off its shares after problems at its state-of-the-art distribution centre.
'Black Friday' promotions help push consumer spending up by 2% - second fastest rate since July 2010
08/12/14 09:45UK consumer spending grew robustly in November after many big retailers adopted US-style 'Black Friday' promotions as high street spending increased at the second fastest rate since July 2010
Will your M&S order arrive for Christmas? Anxious wait for firm's customers after delivery backlog caused by Black Friday
08/12/14 00:00The retailer warned customers that deliveries could take up to two weeks. The brand has also been forced to suspend its next-day-delivery service.
This. Is. TARGET! Retail manager gives inspiring Black Friday motivation speech that could have come out of the movie '300'
05/12/14 00:56Scott Simms, an employee at a Target store in Maryland, gave his co-workers a motivational speech before Black Friday that could have come from the movie '300.'
One in three purchases made during last week's billion-pound Black Friday sales stampede has already been sent back
04/12/14 11:58More than £800million was spent online in the Black Friday sales. But a parcel firm has seen a 30 per cent rise in returns this week, suggesting many shoppers got carried away buying discounted goods
'Fake' army ranger busted by a military hero at the mall on Black Friday was previously caught impersonating a cop
03/12/14 14:10Sean Yetman, the 'phony' army ranger who was confronted at a Pennsylvania shopping mall on Black Friday has previously pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer.
Black Friday frenzy brings John Lewis biggest sales in 150 years with tablet computer sold every second
03/12/14 01:01Shoppers flocked to its website and all 45 stores to snap up bargains, breaking records in almost every section with a strong performance in fashion and furniture as well as in electrical goods.
John Lewis sold a tablet every SECOND during £179million Black Friday stampede that broke store's 150-year sales record
02/12/14 16:41Branches in London, York, Liverpool and Southampton achieved record daily takings as shoppers rushed to snap up pre-Christmas bargains, while online sales were up 42.2 percent on last year.'Why don't you just admit you're a phony?' War hero busts 'fake' army ranger at the mall on Black Friday and now the man could face federal charges for falsely posing as a soldier to obtain military discounts
02/12/14 14:34The pudgy man was approached by Ryan Berk, a Purple Heart recipient, who spotted him at the Oxford Valley Mall in Pennsylvania and was immediately suspicious of his mismatched uniform.
Is that you Chris? Jennifer Lawrence looks delighted as she takes a call while hunting down some Black Friday bargains
01/12/14 21:54He skipped a warm welcome in Jennifer Lawrence's home town in favour of dinner with the ex and their kids.
Black Friday is 'literally bulls**t'! Cards Against Humanity sold 30,000 boxes of cow feces to protest commercial holiday
01/12/14 18:57On Friday, the site featured a black box bearing the title 'Bulls**t by Cards Against Humanity' beside a description that advertised 'literal feces, from an actual bull'.
Black Friday brawl over 50in TVs on offer for just $220 sparks near riot in Texas Walmart after cops were called in to forcibly remove shoppers who refused to get off the goods
01/12/14 18:55Police had to get physical with a number of Black Friday shoppers who refused to let go of discounted Samsung televisions during a fight at a Walmart in Texas.
Shoppers who fought over big screen televisions during Black Friday’s day of huge discounts are now struggling to sell them on internet
01/12/14 18:08Customers were seen fighting over the heavily discounted TVs at supermarkets such as Asda and Tesco last week. Today many of the sets have been put on eBay but are failing to attract bids.
LEE BOYCE: The BOGOF cocktail warning for how shops devalue their brands by playing the Black Friday and Cyber Monday game
01/12/14 16:19Once you've had 50% off, it's very difficult to decide ever to pay full price in that shop again, warns Lee Boyce, an experience highlighted by a London cocktail bar I visit.
After Black Friday madness, get ready for Cyber Monday as experts predict £650m will be spent online in 24 hours
30/11/14 13:49As Cyber Monday deals are due to launch from midnight, experts predict up to £650m could be spent online as sales could even outstrip Black Friday's records which caused high street chaos.
Black Friday sales FELL this year: Shoppers spent spend seven per cent less than last year as stores report $9.1billion in sales
30/11/14 05:49Sales on Thanksgiving jumped 24 per cent to $3.2 billion. And overall sales for the two days are expected to slip half a percent to $12.29 billion.
Student, 22, who was shot dead by stalker ex-boyfriend in Nordstrom on Black Friday 'had split up with him after he hospitalized her by putting a gun in her mouth'
30/11/14 02:09Nadia Ezaldein, 22, who was a seasonal worker at Nordstrom's downtown Chicago branch, was gunned down by Marcus Dee, 31, on Black Friday, before he turned the gun on himself.
Black Friday smashes record for web giant: Amazon says UK sales ‘surpassed all expectations’, averaging 64 items sold every second
30/11/14 00:19Black Friday gave Amazon its busiest day ever, with the online retailer saying it had 'surpassed all expectations' with recorded orders of more than 5.5million items.
She's STILL a bargain hunter! Kris Jenner is preppy in conservative blazer and smart trousers as she hits the shops on Black Friday
29/11/14 23:39She can certainly afford to pay full price on about anything her heart desires.
After the scuffles that broke out on Black Friday - our guide to surviving a manic 'Cyber Monday'
29/11/14 21:35Cyber Monday is the busiest online shopping day of the year. Here, we explain what it means for shoppers and how to spend safely on the internet.
Black Friday profits nightmare for stores: Expert warns discounts bonanza means shoppers won't EVER want to pay full price
29/11/14 21:34Retail experts are warning that the shopping frenzy will backfire on stores, slashing profit margins even before the New Year sales.
Maria Shriver shows off her wild side in cheetah-print cardigan and cat-eye shades as she hits the shops for Black Friday deals
29/11/14 04:11Maria Shriver looked ready to pounce on some Black Friday sales as she headed to Barneys New York in Beverly Hills the day after Thanksgiving.
Record gun sales bang on Black Friday as FBI performs 120 background checks per minute
29/11/14 04:00The FBI does not have enough staff to calculate the thousands of background checks required by law when buying a firearm during the busiest shopping day of the year.
Best Buy website crashes TWICE as holiday shoppers flood the net for Black Friday deals
29/11/14 00:02As shoppers went online for Black Friday deals without the crowds, Best Buy's website went down twice over the biggest shopping day of the year.
Black Friday brawl sparks shooting spree panic at mall: Shoppers flee in terror from 'gunman' in Maryland as bargain-hunting chaos continues across the country
28/11/14 23:00Fights continued to break out across the country on the biggest shopping day of the year - despite some stores saying it has been 'quieter than usual'.
Online bargain hunters say Black Friday is all a con: Digital shoppers claim retailers increased prices while advertising massive sales
28/11/14 22:38Customers attempting to purchase items from internet fashion retailer Asos were left bemused after they returned to their shopping basket to find prices had increased overnight.
MARKET REPORT: Black Friday for retailers heavyweight energy stocks deep in the red as price of oil nears five-year lows
28/11/14 21:59The move followed oil cartel Opec's unwillingness to curb production to offset dwindling demand for the black gold.
Shopping madness! After Black Friday sales mayhem, police fear MORE anarchy over the weekend - as retailers attacked over failing to protect shoppers
28/11/14 21:34Police chiefs appealed for calm today after bargain hunters were accused of behaving like animals as they grappled over computers, coffee machines, hair-dryers and games consoles.
Thousands of Walmart workers protest against low wages during massive Black Friday strike
28/11/14 19:23Swarms of protesters gathered at 1,600 Walmarts in 49 states on Friday morning to picket the stores or stage sit-ins.
The Black Friday sale at the state jail: Shoppers' demand for unique handicrafts made by prison inmates
28/11/14 17:48Friday's sale at the Thomaston showroom, located four miles from Maine State Prison in Warren, resembled a traditional Black Friday sale in many ways.
Would you like a health plan with your bargains? Obamacare is pushed at Black Friday as malls across America let civil servants in to hand out fliers for troubled scheme
28/11/14 16:19The Health and Human Services Department is working with pharmacies and popular websites to promote the federal health exchanges on Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, as well.
Black Friday is Britain's biggest yet - but so many people go online in the hope of snapping up deals that overwhelmed websites crash because of the demand
28/11/14 14:23Tesco, Asda, Argos, Curry's and Game all had problems with their websites this morning with thousands of internet users rushing to buy cut-priced goods.
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: The truth about Black Friday - does this cynical retailers' ploy even offer good deals?
28/11/14 10:38Even though few people celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK, British retailers are determined to turn Black Friday into a major shopping event – and are doing all they can to whip us into a spending frenzy.
Ferguson activists smash up shops, mob tree lighting ceremonies and clash with cops across the nation on night of renewed anger which saw 16 arrested
28/11/14 05:53The protests began Thanksgiving night and continued early Friday. Protesters spent a few minutes at each store, shouting inside as St Louis law enforcement stood watch.
Stampede of the sales 'animals': Black Friday frenzy turns violent as shoppers fight over bargains
28/11/14 02:28Shoppers in Britain behaved 'like animals' and stores were left looking more like a battlefield as Black Friday frenzy took hold, with bargain hunters desperately fighting for discounted goods.
Brawls and arrests on 'Gray Thursday' overshadow quiet Black Friday after stores open their doors to bargain hunters on Thanksgiving Day
27/11/14 23:45Many big-box stores opened early on Thursday in an attempt to dilute the chaos but videos have surfaced showing that some people have still turned against each other to save a buck.
You MUST bag a bargain this weekend! Today is Black Friday - kicking off a weekend of spectacular pre-Christmas sales. Here's your guide to all the best deals
27/11/14 22:29Retailers across Britain will slash their prices today in 'Black Friday' sales, offering everything from televisions to dresses, designer handbags, homewares and toys at huge discounts.
Hundreds of shoppers pay people $22 an hour to queue up for them and snare Black Friday deals... but is it actually better to shop today?
27/11/14 17:10An analysis of sales data and store circulars by two research firms contradicts conventional wisdom that Black Friday is when shoppers can get the most and biggest sales of the year.
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