Marketing manager at intu Bromley, Craig Higgins, said: “The Black Friday shopping bonanza was a favourite amongst our visitors a year ago and 2015 is set to be even bigger and better”. “In the month of November, consumers were searching for “Black Friday”, “Black Friday deals”, “Black Friday UK” and “Black Friday 2014″, so it’s important to incorporate popular terms like these in your online strategy”, he says.
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Retailers are bombarding shoppers with promises of Black Friday deals, but experts warn a healthy dose of “buyer beware” is in order. So keep an eye out online from midnight on Black Friday and in store.
But it doesn’t look like there will be more security guards taken on for the event after a spokesman said they have “no plans to make changes to their seasonal staffing arrangements”.
How Black Friday got its name is still up for debate, but many believe it is due to businesses marking their profits in black ink (and losses in red).
If you don’t see many reviews, but see a lot of Black Friday ads, there’s a good chance it’s a derivative. Last year, for example, the Very.co.uk website saw its traffic soar to over 400% of a normal trading day.
Black Friday is finally here, so it’s time to jump on all of the Boots deals.
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Getting in a position where everything on your website is on sale is a unsafe move as customers won’t be guided by bargains they’ll be overwhelmed with them. Black Friday’s growth is really accelerating, online in particular.
Price-match guarantees at some stores won’t work, because they will only match the exact model number. If you are planning to courageous the cold and the crowds this year, here are the top stores with the biggest savings, according to a recent study.
Understanding your customer’s activities will ensure that your brand is on their hit list.
“Retailers who kick-start their promotions in January typically offer 25% to 30% off deals”.
This is a time when you need to capture as much data as possible but in a way that can ensure your customers return and seek you out as the place to go.
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Free morning newspaper, The Metro, published every weekday, is also part of our portfolio, delivering more than 200,000 readers in Greater Manchester. Best stay online this year then, just to be safe?
