UK poised for record Black Friday sales

UK poised for record Black Friday sales - short news


Banks and card issuers say shoppers had by mid-morning already spent 20% more than in 2020

The UK is headed for its biggest Black Friday sales day with data suggesting shoppers had already spent over a fifth more than last year by mid-morning and 5.4% more than in 2019.

Payments via Barclaycard, one of the UK’s biggest debit and credit card issuers, were up 21.4% between midnight and 9am compared with the same period in 2020, when most of the UK high street was in..


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source: The Guardian - 26.11.2021

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