black friday

Retail Asia09/11/2017

For the past few years, Black Friday has become a focal point for many US and UK retailers – and for media outlets hungry for images of shoppers bursting into stores in pursuit of posh televisions. The event, supposedly named after the moment when retailers move into profit for the year, has quickly escalated into a four-day […]

Retail Asia29/11/2016

More shoppers spent less on Black Friday in the US – and more was spent online than ever before. Those are the key take-outs from the three day long shopping extravaganza, which is being followed up by Cyber Monday giving Americans a second chance at scoring shopping bargains. But perhaps the biggest trend this year […]

Retail Asia28/11/2016

If the downtown area seemed like it was more crowded at the weekend, it was because the usual end-of-year sale season came earlier this year for some retailers. More brick-and-mortar shops jumped on the Black Friday bandwagon this year in a bid to attract more customers. Stores like Robinsons, Courts, Topshop, Topman, Harvey Norman and […]

Retail Asia25/11/2016

Outside of traditional holidays like Christmas, Valentine’s and Mother’s Day, perhaps the most awaited day of the year in the United States, especially for shoppers and bargain hunters, is Black Friday, which is celebrated after Thanksgiving. After feasting on turkey with their families, Americans then head out to the nearest shopping center to get the best […]

Retail Asia25/11/2016

Jia Yi, a white-collar employee from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province is passionate about overseas brands and products. She is now considering buying a Coach handbag on the upcoming Black Friday shopping event. “The price in the domestic market could reach more than 2,000 yuan ($290), but it is just 848 yuan on […]

Retail Asia25/11/2016

The post-Thanksgiving shopping tradition that’s driving many Americans off the rails at the moment is returning to Singapore this weekend with several retailers here jumping on the Black Friday bandwagon. For those who are still keen on shopping even after Singles Day (11 Nov), here’s where you can take advantage of Black Friday bargains in […]

Retail Asia12/11/2016

I recently got back from Engine’s Asia offices, where everyone was buzzing with excitement about this shopathon concept. This 24-hour shopping day is the Chinese equivalent of Cyber Monday. It started in 2009 by ecommerce giant Alibaba and has evolved into the biggest online shopping day of the year – raking in $14bn in 2015 with mobile purchases accounting for 75% […]

Retail Asia01/12/2015

People love bargain deals. Clearance sales with 80 percent or more off can even lure customers in to buy things they don’t need. That’s why retailers offer “door buster” deals when they need to handle rising stockpiles or attract customers during holiday shopping seasons, such as “Black Friday”, the biggest shopping day of the year […]

Retail Asia10/11/2015

FedEx Asia Pacific is predicting a record breaking Singles Day in Asia this November 11. “Due to the huge popularity of the occasion in recent years, China’s State Post Bureau anticipates that this year will see a maximum of 140 million packages being handled per day on the days immediately following Singles’ Day – an […]

Retail Asia23/10/2015

South Korea is trying to stem a drop in retail spending by replicating an American shopping tradition — Black Friday. More than 34,000 stores, including three-quarters of the country’s department stores, slashed prices by as much as 80 percent in the Korean version of bargain-oriented Black Friday through Oct 14. The two-week campaign was launched […]

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