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European 
Invasion 
‘s
Over 
the 
past 
few 
years 
Black 
Friday 
mayhem 
has 
spread 
to 
Europe. 
The 
“Superbowl 
of 
Shopping” 
kicks 
off 
on 
November 
28 
aEer 
the 
American 
Thanksgiving 
holiday, 
and 
marks 
the 
start 
of 
the 
Christmas 
shopping 
season.
IniJally 
introduced 
to 
Europe 
by 
US 
retailers 
like 
Amazon 
and 
Apple, 
The 
cult 
of 
Black 
Friday 
has 
spread 
to 
UK 
retailers 
such 
as 
Argos, 
John 
Lewis, 
Boots 
and 
Currys.
It 
has 
rapidly 
become 
a 
retail 
boom 
with 
forecasts 
that 
this 
year's 
Black 
Friday 
will 
be 
the 
biggest 
day 
ever 
for 
online 
sales 
in 
the 
UK. 
Reuters 
has 
esJmated 
that 
Britons 
will 
spend 
£580m 
($810m) 
on 
the 
day 
It 
is 
a 
rare 
example 
where 
Brick-­‐and-­‐mortar 
retails 
have 
benefied 
from 
an 
ecommerce 
driven 
event.
€12.6bn 
25% 
Forrester 
predicts 
consumers 
in 
the 
UK 
will 
spend 
€12.6bn 
online 
between 
November 
and 
December. 
Black 
Fridays 
growing 
influence 
will 
account 
for 
one 
quarter 
of 
all 
online 
retail 
sales 
in 
2014 
in 
the 
UK.
European 
online 
retail 
sales 
will 
grow 
11% 
per 
year 
to 
reach 
$248 
billion 
by 
2017 
(Forrester) 
The 
UK 
is 
Europe's 
largest 
online 
spender, 
followed 
by 
Germany, 
France, 
Spain, 
Italy, 
the 
Netherlands, 
and 
Sweden.
65% 
European 
retailers 
are 
upping 
their 
game 
with 
ancillary 
services 
like 
click-­‐and-­‐collect 
to 
address 
the 
drop-­‐off 
that 
previously 
occurred 
at 
delivery 
cutoff 
Jmes. 
Barclays 
has 
found 
that 
65% 
of 
UK 
retailers 
now 
plan 
Black 
Friday 
sales 
events.
Contrary 
to 
slumping 
sales 
trends 
Barclays 
revealed 
that 
35% 
of 
retailers 
expected 
tablets 
to 
be 
the 
big 
seller 
in 
Christmas 
2014, 
well 
ahead 
of 
Smartphone's 
at 
19%.
€35bn 
Forrester 
esJmates 
a 
€35bn 
total 
online 
spend 
in 
Europe 
for 
November 
and 
December

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Black Friday's Invasion of Europe

  • 2. Over the past few years Black Friday mayhem has spread to Europe. The “Superbowl of Shopping” kicks off on November 28 aEer the American Thanksgiving holiday, and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.
  • 3. IniJally introduced to Europe by US retailers like Amazon and Apple, The cult of Black Friday has spread to UK retailers such as Argos, John Lewis, Boots and Currys.
  • 4. It has rapidly become a retail boom with forecasts that this year's Black Friday will be the biggest day ever for online sales in the UK. Reuters has esJmated that Britons will spend £580m ($810m) on the day It is a rare example where Brick-­‐and-­‐mortar retails have benefied from an ecommerce driven event.
  • 5. €12.6bn 25% Forrester predicts consumers in the UK will spend €12.6bn online between November and December. Black Fridays growing influence will account for one quarter of all online retail sales in 2014 in the UK.
  • 6. European online retail sales will grow 11% per year to reach $248 billion by 2017 (Forrester) The UK is Europe's largest online spender, followed by Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
  • 7. 65% European retailers are upping their game with ancillary services like click-­‐and-­‐collect to address the drop-­‐off that previously occurred at delivery cutoff Jmes. Barclays has found that 65% of UK retailers now plan Black Friday sales events.
  • 8. Contrary to slumping sales trends Barclays revealed that 35% of retailers expected tablets to be the big seller in Christmas 2014, well ahead of Smartphone's at 19%.
  • 9. €35bn Forrester esJmates a €35bn total online spend in Europe for November and December