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US Black Friday Shoppers Stay Away From Stores, Make $7bn-Plus Splurge Online

US shoppers made more purchases online on Black Friday than in the mall - hurting traffic and sales at brick-and-mortar stores, according to data that offe...

French Activists Protest Against Amazon In Black Friday Backlash

Activists staged protests against online retailer Amazon around France on Friday, denouncing the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy. French companies h...

For British Shoppers, November Is The New Black Friday

With harsh lessons learnt from past Black Fridays, British retailers are stretching promotions over several weeks, aiming to smooth out consumer demand and...

French Online Retail Sales Could Top €100bn In 2019

French shoppers are on course to spend over €100 billion on online in 2019, a rise of at least 8% on last year, as they splurge some €20 billion...

Target Increases Temporary Hiring To More Than 130,000 For Holiday Rush

Retailer Target Corp said on Tuesday it was planning to hire more than 130,000 store employees for the holiday season, 10,000 more than last year, as it ge...

UK Retail Sales See Black Friday Boost, Broader Picture Weak

British shoppers sought out Black Friday discounts in their droves last month, pushing retail sales growth to a six-month high, but the broader picture rem...

Retailers ‘Need To Get Smarter’ To Maximise Black Friday In Future: Analyst

Retailers need to ‘get smarter’ when planning future Black Friday sales, or else they risk eroding both their margins and the margins of the re...

After Grim Year, UK Retailers Hope For Black Friday Tonic

Britain's retailers are hoping Black Friday discounts will get shoppers spending again after a torrid year for much of the sector. A string of store gro...