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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.

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Britain's high street suffers 'bad start to the festive season' as a squeeze on energy bills and ebbing consumer confidence hit sales

03/12/24 00:38
Britain's high street suffered a 'bad start to the festive season' as a squeeze on energy bills and ebbing consumer confidence hit sales, according to industry figures. It is the latest setback for the beleaguered retail sector as it grapples with a huge rise in costs imposed by Labour's Budget. Sales fell by 3.3 per cent in the four weeks to 23 November compared to the same period last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). It was the worst decline since April this year. However, the comparison was skewed by the fact that Black Friday fell within the period in 2023 but not this time as it came later in the month. BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: 'While it was undoubtedly a bad start to the festive season, the poor spending figures were primarily down to the movement of Black Friday into the December figures this year. 'Even so, low consumer confidence and rising energy bills have clearly dented non-food spending.' It comes after a rise in the cap on energy prices in October pushed average annual energy bills up by £149 - and the costs began to bite as temperatures dropped across Britain. A further £21 increase will take effect from 1 January. And last week, separate figures from the BRC showed consumer confidence remained weak 'with many worried about the economy in the lead up to Christmas'....read
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