We also share figures from Barclays, KPMG and high street tracker BDO:
- Barclaycard said transaction value was up 16.5% on Black Friday compared with last year, with the volume of transactions up 7.2%.
- According to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker, the week of Black Friday provided retailers with a much-needed boost, with in-store and non-store sales soaring by 24% and 28% respectively.
- 42% of Brits wouldn’t be engaging in the sales bonanza at all according to research by KPMG.
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