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Christmas traffic spike could cause online ‘meltdown’ as labour crisis impacts software engineers

October 12, 2021

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas could see retailers’ ecommerce systems collapse entirely as tech bosses warn there “simply aren’t enough quality engineers to keep up with the demand”. The…

Amazon has already started its Black Friday sales deals to try and capture a wave of early holiday shoppers.

Amazon begins its Black Friday early in order to lure early holiday shoppers

October 5, 2021

Amazon has already started its Black Friday sales deals to try and capture a wave of early holiday shoppers. The company said it is offering “deep discounts across every category,”…

Black Friday 2020 could see sales drop by nearly quarter as Amazon Prime Day creates a 10-week “mega peak”.

Charged’s Black Friday Barometer: Consumer sentiments before sales holidays

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Black Friday Cyber Monday

September 16, 2021

George Iddenden

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Experts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches

Nearly half of retail marketers considering cancelling Black Friday

August 18, 2021

Nearly half of marketers globally (46 per cent) are considering cancelling their planned Black Friday sales holiday this year due to ongoing uncertainties surrounding the pandemic, according to research by…

Online fashion orders have skyrocketed 363 per cent since the start of November as Cyber Week and Christmas shopping provided a much-needed boost for the industry.

Online fashion orders up 363% since start of November

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Black Friday Cyber Monday Cyber Week Online Fashion True Fit

December 15, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Online fashion orders have skyrocketed 363 per cent since the start of November as Cyber Week and Christmas shopping provided a much-needed boost for the industry. According to the latest…

Currys PC World has launched its first ever TikTok campaign challenging users to create and share their top tech tips.

Currys customers furious after “technical fault” forces them to pay full price on Black Friday deals

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Black Friday Currys PC World Twitter

December 9, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Currys PC World has come under fire from furious customers after a “technical fault” meant many were forced to pay full price on Black Friday deals. Currys is facing growing…

Brits have saved a whopping £245 billion over lockdown and are preparing to spend up to £60 billion of that when lockdown ends.

Last weekend was 2020’s biggest shopping event outpacing Black Friday by 40%

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Barclaycard Black Friday Cyber Monday retail sales

December 9, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Retail sales far surpassed both Black Friday and Cyber Monday last weekend making it the biggest shopping event of 2020. According to the latest figures from Barclaycard, which processes £1…

Amazon hails “biggest holiday season to date” as 3rd party seller sales jump 60%

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Amazon Arcadia Black Friday Cyber Monday Debenhams Jeff Bezos

December 2, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Amazon has had its “biggest holiday season to date” seeing both the retailers and its owner expand their staggering wealth while retail at large flounders. Early Christmas shopping, the pandemic-driven…

Amazon’s two-year antitrust investigation by EU regulators could amount to nothing as investigators struggle get to grips with its algorithm.

Amazon warehouse workers to strike in a bid to disrupt Black Friday orders

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Amazon Black Friday Prime Day Stike union Verdi

December 1, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Germany have been called on by their trade union to strike for the second time in a week in order to disrupt the processing…

With a bevy of highly anticipated tech products launched at CES in January - from TVs to mobile phones, CPUs and laptops - the question is: how can retailers ensure they get them into the hands of eager consumers?

1 in 40 Black Friday transactions will be made by fraudulent “bots” this year

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Black Friday bots Callsign LexisNexis Risk Solutions

November 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Black Friday’s best deals could be snapped up by fraudulent “bot” attacks as use of the technology skyrockets 235 per cent. According to new research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, one…

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Christmas traffic spike could cause online ‘meltdown’ as labour crisis impacts software engineers

Amazon begins its Black Friday early in order to lure early holiday shoppers

Charged’s Black Friday Barometer: Consumer sentiments before sales holidays

Nearly half of retail marketers considering cancelling Black Friday

Online fashion orders up 363% since start of November

Last weekend was 2020’s biggest shopping event outpacing Black Friday by 40%

Amazon hails “biggest holiday season to date” as 3rd party seller sales jump 60%

Amazon warehouse workers to strike in a bid to disrupt Black Friday orders

1 in 40 Black Friday transactions will be made by fraudulent “bots” this year

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