Black Friday
Retailers eye Black Friday sale to energise bargain-hungry holiday shoppers
It's show time. After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries are promising bigger discounts on Black Friday, the sales event that still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season even if it's lost some luster. Department stores, shopping malls and merchants big and small see the day after Thanksgiving as a way to energise shoppers and to get them into physical stores at a time when many gift-seekers do the bulk of their browsing and buying online. Enough traditionalists must still be around, because Black Friday remains the biggest day of the year for retail foot traffic in the US, according to retail technology company Sensormatic Solutions. Black Friday is still an incredibly important day for retailers, Grant Gustafson, head of retail consulting and analytics at Sensormatic, said. It's important for them to be able to get shoppers into their store to show them that experience of what it's like to browse and to
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Amazon India's first-ever Black Friday event to go live on November 29
Amazon is also offering deals on products such as Sony PlayStation and Xiaomi Smart LED TV
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Tech wrap Nov 22: Samsung Gauss2, iOS 18.2 default apps, Black Friday sale
Samsung's new Gauss2 AI model. iOS 18.2 Default apps menu. Samsung Black Friday sale. Offers on PlayStation console, games. Android Restore Credentials. Messenger app video calling features
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Indian exporters on Amazon see over 80% business growth during BFCM sale
Customers across global markets shopped from Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling during the 11-day sale period
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Black Friday 2023: History, importance, facts of this annual sales day
Black Friday every year lies on a day following the festival of Thanksgiving, the traditional US holiday where people offer thanks over a delectable dinner with customary delights
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Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday trade
More than 200 workers were striking on Friday at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, England as part of a long-running dispute over pay
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We are committed to India; review process is normal: Amazon India's Tiwary
In an interview with Peerzada Abrar, Tiwary said India has become the innovation hub for the company for the rest of the world. Edited excerpts
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Offline, online sales soar as shoppers clamour for best Black Friday deals
Retail brands and malls expect sales to grow by as much as 50% this time over the 2019 figures, when Black Friday as a concept began gaining momentum in India
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To 'make Amazon pay', Indian trade unions join Black Friday protest
Agitation part of global campaign against e-commerce firm
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Amazon's Black Friday: Several Indian trade unions to join protests
The campaign is being coordinated by an international coalition of trade unions, with the support of environmental and civil society groups
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Tata Cliq Luxury plans large-scale Black Friday sale starting Nov 23
The sale will have offers on global and Indian luxury and premium brands
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Amazon woos Indian exporters to sell products on Black Friday sale event
US e-commerce giant cuts subscription fee for new exporters joining Global Selling programme
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Garmin announces Black Friday sale offers on watches in India: Details here
Commenced today, on November 11, the Garmin Black Friday sale will continue until November 30
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Cyber Monday spending expected to slow as shoppers see fewer deals
Retailers had also spread out promotional deals across more weeks to protect profit margins from surging supply chain costs
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Black Friday sales dip to $8.9 bn as firms fight battle chip shortage
The famous Black Friday sales last week saw online shopping dip to $8.9 billion this year, falling short of $9 billion that was spent by online consumers last year
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Black Friday Sale receives good response, shoppers throng stores, websites
The Black Friday Sale started in the US on the Friday after Thanksgiving Thursday
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Fearing empty shelves, Black Friday 'early birds' head to US stores
This Black Friday, retailers including Target, Macy's and Walmart allocated more floor space and workers to online pick-up stations and curbside parking
US retail stocks slide on Black Friday as new virus worries arise
Little is known of the variant, detected in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, but scientists say it has an unusual combination of mutations
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Top headlines: RBI mum on corporates in banks; Niti releases poverty index
Business Standard brings you the top stories on Friday
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Indian exporters on Amazon gear up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
Over 52,000 new products to be launched by Indian Exporters on Amazon's global websites for this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale
