Black Friday 2019 is still a few weeks away, but the bargains have already started being revealed by big brands and shoppers have their wish lists at the ready.
Last year, online sales on Black Friday skyrocketed, and an increase of 46 per cent in online sales was reported, as shoppers snapped up more bargains online than ever before.
Traditionally, retailers begin advertising and offering their products at reduced rates between the Monday and Thursday building up to Black Friday, but when is the huge shopping day in the UK this year?
When is Black Friday 2019 in the UK?
Black Friday in the UK falls on Friday 29 November this year.
Brands such as Argos, John Lewis and Currys have already started teasing their deals for this year and Amazon, who have just released their Christmas advert and certainly don’t hold back when it comes to Black Friday, have announced that 2019’s Black Friday promotion will now stretch to an incredible eight days of sales this year.
Traditionally, Black Friday discounts come to a close at 11.59pm on the day itself, or when the discounted stock runs out, but many big brands now extend their deals over the weekend and in most cases into the Monday of the following week.
The Monday after Black Friday is now known as Cyber Monday, which this year will fall on December 2. It was given the name Cyber Monday because originally it was the online shopping equivalent of Black Friday (although most people shop online on both days now).
Black Friday originated in America as the notorious shopping day after Thanksgiving when people would descend on stores at the end of November to start Christmas shopping.
Now a phenomenon over in the UK too, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are as much about bagging a bargain for yourself as they are about getting the Christmas shopping started.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/12/black-friday-2019-uk-11083628/
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