Tag: black friday
Retailers dreaming of last minute ‘Black Christmas’
Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales results show an unexpected fall in the amount of goods sold in November – despite the allure of Black Friday deals. The amount of goods Brits bought in November fell by -0.4% compared to October and tumbled -5.9% compared to November of last year. The home delivery…
6 Tips to Help Shop Online on Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Social media and the internet are riddled with enticing 'shopping bargains', often with price tags that seem too good to be true, especially on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here we offer 6 tips to help you spot the fakes... With the cost of living at an all-time high across the country, Brits are looking…
Hack Friday: Over 10 million Brits victim of online shopping scams
Over 10 million Brits have fallen victim to online shopping scams, it was revealed today, as 19 million UK shoppers prepare to embark on the biggest bargain hunts of the year. Research from cybersecurity company NordVPN can reveal that 20.7% of UK adults have been scammed while shopping online — equivalent to 10.6 million people. With Black Friday just a…
Just 1 in 7 Black Friday deals genuine, claims Which?
Only one in seven (14%) Black Friday deals offer a genuine discount, according to new Which? research which finds the vast majority of promotions are cheaper or the same price in the six months before the sales extravaganza. The consumer association analysed 214 Black Friday deals last year at seven major home and tech retailers…
Half of people don’t trust Black Friday deals, claims survey
While this year’s Black Friday (25th November 2022) is expected to be the biggest ever, new YouGov research shows that more than half (52%) of respondents don’t believe the offers and deals are genuine discounts. And four out of ten (41%) in a survey commissioned by price comparison site Price Runner think most of the…
How to save money on your gadgets in tough times
You can save much-needed cash ahead of Christmas by buying refurbished instead of new. Tech Digest reports... First the bad news. Times are tough and, as we head towards the festive season, they certainly aren’t going to get any easier. Inflation continues to rise (it’s now at 11.1% in the UK) and wages – both…
Online retail sales record lowest-ever growth
Online retail sales fell by 19.8% Year-on-Year (YoY) last month – the lowest recorded growth in 21 years of the Index Though Month-on-Month sales grew by 40.4%, this was significantly lower than the 50% growth that is expected for this time of year November’s result was slightly below the 3-month (-14.97%) and 6-month (-12.64%) averages,…
4 Black Friday marketing strategies for your online store
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are brilliant opportunities for you to get those extra holiday sales and build a dedicated customer base for the coming year. But with competition so high among businesses at this time of the year, it’s easy to get lost in the mix. Unless, of course, you employ some incredible marketing…
Black Friday sees 300% rise in malware attacks
In the first two weeks of November, all cyber-attacks grew by 10% and malware attacks spiked by 300% on Black Friday this year, shows Capture Labs data and a recent study by the cybersecurity company Surfshark. Numbers returned to normal November levels on Cyber Monday. The number of websites attacked 50 times a day by…
Which? reveals biggest duds of the Black Friday sale season
A dangerous child car seat, a poor quality TV, a dodgy laptop and a washing machine that fails to get rid of stains are among the flawed products being sold at discount prices this Black Friday, Which? has found. Each year Which? puts thousands of products through tough and independent laboratory tests to separate the…