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Black Friday

  • 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. [...]

  • Black Friday consumer finance demand boosts Arbuthnot Bank

    January 15, 2015

    CONFIDENT consumers boosted growth at Arbuthnot Banking Group in the fourth quarter, spurring extra lending in its Secure Trust Bank (STB). STB’s loan book grew “materially” to more than £600m, with retail and automotive finance leading the expansion. Black Friday – the day of mass retail discounts before Christmas – saw a 1,300 per cent increase in [...]

  • Argos owner warns of Black Friday blues

    January 15, 2015

    THE CHIEF executive of Home Retail Group warned yesterday against the risk of chasing sales over Black Friday week at the expense of profit after the Argos owner reported weaker-than-expected results for the festive period. John Walden said it had decided to take a much more cautious approach to discounting in the run-up to Christmas [...]

  • High street suffers Black Friday hangover as retail sales drop

    January 12, 2015

    RETAILERS were hit by a slowdown in sales over Christmas after the Black Friday shopping bonanza pulled forward holiday spending into November. Like-for-like sales dropped by 0.4 per cent compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest data from KPMG and the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Total sales were up one [...]

  • Black Friday: Why we didn’t spend more, we just spent earlier

    January 12, 2015

    It wasn't just customers Black Friday 2014 took by surprise. Despite their heavy discounting, many retailers were unprepared for the frenzy that took place as shops opened. Words of abuse were exchanged, there were even punch-ups as consumers clamoured to get that last bargain flatscreen telly. And although the spending bonanza has helped lift sales [...]

  • AO World share price jumps as revenues rise on Black Friday bonanza

    January 12, 2015

    The figures It was less a case of "Black Friday", more a case of "white goods Friday" for recently-listed AO World. Shares in the online washing machine/fridge/dishwasher retailer rose more than five per cent in early trading this morning, after it reported third quarter revenues from its website were up 38 per cent in the three [...]

  • High street stores lose sales to Black Friday and good weather

    January 6, 2015

    BLACK Friday led to a slump in December’s retail sales, according to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker. Mid-market retailers saw sales drop by 1.4 per cent year-on-year, the fashion sector taking the biggest hit with a 6.1 per cent reduction in the last week of 2014. Sales of lifestyle goods went up by [...]

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