The iconic Small Business Saturday campaign returns to the UK for the tenth year on 3 December; small business owners across the country are being encouraged to make the most of the spotlight, particularly as many enter the peak trading period amidst news that the UK has entered recession. Small Business Saturday celebrates small business
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Alan Monahan writes: I do hope that your Christmas sales have defied the grim predictions of the doomsayers. For what is supposed to be the most joyful time of the year, recent data has been less than upbeat In my last column I said that the jury was out regarding Black Friday. Well, Visa UK
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Alan Monahan writes: I suspect that many retailers will rue the day that Black Friday washed up on our shores from the US. Like Andrew Jennings – who used to run Harrods, House of Fraser and New York department store Saks Fifth Avenue – they probably believe that the lead-up to Christmas should be a
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The great pre-Christmas discounting and price-promotion extravaganza, Black Friday on November 25, helped generate a 12% rise in online spending. High street stores were quiet, by contrast, as sofa-surfers concentrated on internet promotions. The week from Monday November 21 – Monday November 28 saw online sales rise to around £6.5bn, while black Friday itself
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