Amazon Black Friday deals deliver busiest day ever as shoppers surge online ahead of Cyber Monday November 29, 2014 It's not even Cyber Monday yet, but Amazon has clocked up its busiest ever day of sales in the UK thanks to Black Friday, selling 64 items every second yesterday. Shoppers ordered more than 5.5 million items such as TVs, tablets and toys with huge price reductions, beating last year’s Black Friday sales of four [...]
Black Friday UK 2014 vs 2013: Live graph reveals how insane this year’s frenzy is as more retailers get on board November 28, 2014 Is it us, or has Black Friday gone crazy this year? There have been reports of punch-ups at supermarkets and even someone breaking their wrist in the clamour to get hold of a cheap telly. And as if we didn't already need a reminder of the sheer American-ness of it all, Asda has laid on [...]
Police blame retailers as Black Friday descends into chaos November 28, 2014 The chief of Greater Manchester Police has blamed retailers after officers were called to seven Tesco stores across Greater Manchester to deal with crowds at Black Friday events. In a video posted to YouTube, Sir Peter Fahy said three people had been arrested – including one who threatened to "smash" a staff member's face in, [...]
Why you won’t find Black Friday discount deals at Aldi and Lidl summed up in a single tweet November 28, 2014 Aldi has taken an overt swipe at its supermarket rivals over Black Friday deals with a single tweet. As shoppers wrestled each other over discount deals in Tesco and Asda, Aldi tweeted: "Hmm, we think we did #BlackFriday last week. Although it was just called 'Friday'. And it's the same every day!" Hmm, we think [...]
Black Friday 2014: These eight Vines will make you glad you stayed in the office November 28, 2014 Pandemonium has erupted as Black Friday reached fever pitch in a number of stores across the UK. This year the all-American import was bigger than ever with the likes of Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco getting involved. They slashed prices on everything from electricals like TVs, tablets and other gadgets to designer watches, clothing [...]
John Lewis Black Friday deals: Record breaking online sales predicted with iPad, Macbook and Beats deals on offer November 28, 2014 High street favourite John Lewis is predicting a record breaking day of online sales as web traffic jumped in the first six hours of Black Friday trading. The John Lewis website struggled with the volume of visitors with some customers reporting error pages when looking for deals, however web traffic between midnight and 6am was [...]
Amazon Local Services will allow customers to order plumbers and mechanics alongside books and boxsets November 28, 2014 In the midst of this week’s Black Friday madness, Amazon quietly launched a brand new site for service providers. Instead of cut-price plasma screen TVs, Amazon Local Services puts you in touch with those who can put one back together again following a ruckus at Tesco in Edmonton. Amazon Local Services was launched in [...]
Tesco, Argos and Currys Black Friday deals: Retailers’ websites struggle with massive demand November 28, 2014 Retailers' websites are struggling to keep up with demand from shoppers hunting for mega-deals on Black Friday. Customers have been unable to access the deals being offered by Tesco, Argos and Currys with their websites returning error messages due to the high volume of visitors just days before "Cyber Monday" when online deals are expected [...]
Uncertainty over future of Tesco executives suspended after discovery of £260m profits overstatement November 28, 2014 One of the executives suspended by Tesco after it discovered a black hole in its accounts has left the company, it is understood. The BBC reported this morning one of eight executives who were suspended when it revealed it had overstated profits by £260m had stepped down. Tesco announced in September that it had overstated [...]
In pictures: Black Friday UK 2014 – police called to branches of Tesco and Asda as crowds swamp stores November 28, 2014 Police have been called to supermarkets all over the UK amid fears of overcrowding, as shoppers stormed supermarkets in order to grab some Black Friday deals. US import Black Friday has prompted shoppers to flock to stores as retailers like Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis slash prices. There are huge discounts available on everything [...]