DEBATE: Are there any signs that UK retailers could be in for a merry Christmas this year? DEBATE: Can retailers expect a merry Christmas this year? Are there any signs that UK retailers could be in for a merry Christmas this year? YES, says Nicholas Mazzei, a corporate social responsibility adviser. There has been much lamentation of the declining retail sector as a mark of our age, but this Christmas is looking to be very merry for retailers. Black Friday was [...]
Amazon Prime Day orders are overtaking Black Friday Amazon's Prime Day has whipped up more of a frenzy than last year's Black Friday, according to the company's vice president. Read more: Amazon Prime Day is not the new Black Friday As part of its 20-year celebrations it launched a global day of sales exclusively for Prime members which it said would offer "more deals [...]
Amazon Prime Day is not the new Black Friday as British retailers have little appetite for mega sales… yet Not content with helping bring the horror of shoppingeddon to the UK in the form of Black Friday, Amazon is now attempting to create its own, even bigger version, with Prime Day. Last year Black Friday went from being a US tradition us Brits mocked as the embodiment of America's tendency to take things to [...]
Amazon Prime Day is here: These are the best lightning deals – including PlayStation, Xbox, HDTVs, Kindles July 15, 2015 Amazon is attempting to recreate the shopping frenzy that was Black Friday with a bumper day of sales and promotions for Prime members. Amazon Prime Day has more deals up for grabs than the shopping day back in November which sparked fisticuffs in supermarkets and record sales. The online retailer is offering customers around the [...]
Amazon to launch new global shopping event “Prime Day” at midnight on 15 July to rival Black Friday July 6, 2015 Amazon is hoping to stir up the same shopping frenzy as Black Friday by launching of new global shopping day next week with hundreds of promotional deals. The online retail giant is turning 20 years old next week and as part of its celebrations it will launch Prime Day at midnight on 15 July, which [...]
Asos share price opens lower after “Black Friday” style outage as customers clamour for discount June 1, 2015 Shares in online retail giant opened 1.5 per cent lower at 3,630p after a day-long outage prevented thousands of customers from taking advantage of a 20 per cent discount. Banners on the website advertised a 20 per cent discount on "Every. Single. Thing", causing customers to flock to the site. But it failed to stand [...]
Black Friday spurs Brits to spend £1.5bn more in November 2014 February 10, 2015 Britons spent £1.5bn more in November than the previous year after a surge in the popularity of Black Friday discount deals, research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released today shows. The consultancy company said around £28.7bn in sales took place in November, with 66 per cent of consumers either delaying or bringing forward their Christmas [...]
Dixons bucks trend of Black Friday fallout January 21, 2015 DIXONS Carphone signalled yesterday it has increased its full-year profit forecasts after Black Friday and Boxing Day sales smashed expectations. Chief executive Sebastian James said the adoption of Black Friday, the US-sales bonanza on 28 November, meant the festive trading season now resembled a “two-humped Bactrian camel”. He joked that it has become so big [...]
Analyst Views: How did Dixons Carphone do well over Black Friday and Christmas? January 21, 2015 ALISTAIR DAVIES | INVESTEC Careful planning and tactical promotions have enabled Dixons Carphone to deliver a strong Christmas trading performance, with the business taking profitable market share through Black Friday….We continue to see scope for upgrades at Dixons Carphone through market outperformance and synergy benefits. DAVID JEARY | CANACCORD GENUITY The strength of trading performance [...]
Dixons Carphone ups profit forecast after Black Friday and Christmas trading success January 21, 2015 Dixons Carphone has raised its profit forecast after a “roller coaster” Christmas proved a success for the retailer. Full-year pre-tax profits are expected to come in at between £355m and £375m, ahead of expectations, after a seven per cent rise in like-for-like sales over the festive period, including eight per cent growth in the UK. [...]