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UK e-tailers hope to enjoy extra spend brought on by 'Manic Monday'

Online retailers throughout the UK hope to see a boost in sales this Monday, as consumers are predicted to have spend 773 million pounds yesterday, 10 percent more than last year's 'Manic Monday' which saw 666 million pounds spent according to Experian-IMRG. December 7, also known as 'Manic Monday' is traditionally one of the busiest days for...

Retail

Black Friday online spend breaks record and surges to 1.1 billion pounds

Although UK brick-and-mortar retailers witnessed a rather quiet Black Friday, online retailers enjoyed a record-breaking spend of 1.1 billion pounds, according to data from Experian-IMRG. This impressive amount is reportedly a 36 percent increase from 2014 and more than the 1.07 billion pound figure previously predicted. “Black Friday has once...

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Retail madness expected on 'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday'

Online giant Amazon UK predicts record numbers of shoppers to visit its site this year during 'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday,' while more and more UK retailers are beginning to jump on the kickoff to the holiday shopping bandwagon. Both 'Black Friday' and 'Cyber Monday' are retail promotional events which originated in the US and traditionally...

Design

Extreme weather interferes with highly anticipated 'Manic Monday'

The 'Manic Monday' shopping rush, which according to experts could have been the largest shopping day of the year, is now predicted to fall short of expectations due to extreme weather conditions across the country. A number of roads and bridges were closed off due to flooding and strong winds in the South of England, which caused widespread...