That’s a wrap: Have Black Friday and Cyber Monday been boom or bust for UK retail this year?

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After a depressingly slow November, retailers could have been forgiven for thinking that Christmas spending might never come. With the promotions coming to an end, did Black Friday and Cyber Monday actually deliver?

Spending during the month of November was terrible, and many retail experts predicted that the results of Black Friday and Cyber Monday would be a real acid test for how consumer sentiment was shaping up in the all-important run-up to Christmas. 

 

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