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Black Friday

Black Friday in the UK is a major shopping event held annually on the last Friday of November. Retailers offer significant discounts both online and in-store, attracting millions of shoppers looking for the best deals on electronics, fashion, home goods, and more. Black Friday has grown in popularity over the years, becoming a key date in the UK retail calendar.

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Let the holiday sales begin! From Grey Thursday and Black Friday to Cyber Monday, FEMAIL reveals the best holiday shopping deals and discounts

24/11/14 22:24

Following on from last year's sell-out sales, FEMAIL has created a guide to some of the best Black Friday (center) deals, from tech and toys to cosmetics and vacuums. They include Beats by Dr. Dre wireless headphones (top right), which will be on sale for just $149, a $130 discount from their usual price; the Keurig Elite single-serve coffee brewing system (bottom right), which will sell for $99.99; the classic Kitchenaid mixer (top left), which will retail for $199.99, a significant markdown from its previous price of $349.99; and the Radio Shack Warrior Truck, which will retail for just $14.99 (bottom right)....read

Black Friday sales start five days early: Amazon kicks off a week of retail madness with online discounts
24/11/14 04:03
The online retailer started its Black Friday sale a week early and will continue to list new items throughout the week leading up to Thanksgiving.
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Online sales of £6,000 a second? Black Friday sales extravaganza must be looming...
22/11/14 22:03
This Friday is tipped to be the biggest ever day for online sales, as the US tradition of Black Friday has become a fixture in UK retailers’ calendars.
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Get ready for Black Friday! Huge discounts by online retailers will see spending hit £6,000 every SECOND as US import becomes Britain's biggest shopping day
22/11/14 14:47
The Christmas shopping season kicked off as Amazon began its Black Friday week in the lead up to Britain's highest spending day - with £360,000 spent every minute.
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Flying to New York for Christmas shopping on Black Friday can SAVE you money (and that includes the cost of flights)
18/11/14 09:00
One company has worked out that tourists flying to the Big Apple for shopping trips on Black Friday can actually save money - despite having to pay out for transatlantic flights.
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The REAL reason we splurge on Black Friday: Over a third of shoppers admit they crave the 'excitement' of crowded stores
17/11/14 17:19
According to a new survey, a whopping 38per cent of people hit the shops on the day after Thanksgiving for the sheer 'excitement/experience' of it all.
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Lululemon is manning up! Yogawear company set to open its first ever men's shop on Black Friday in NYC
13/11/14 20:29
The very first men-only Lululemon shop will open in Manhattan's SoHo on Black Friday, just in time for women to stock up on Christmas presents for their yoga-loving boyfriends.
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Black Fri-week? Walmart is trying to stretch biggest shopping day of the year into FIVE with doorbuster sales beginning online at 12.01am on Thanksgiving Day
13/11/14 02:23
Retailers like Target Corp., Macy's Inc., and Old Navy are starting their Black Friday sales earlier this year, and Walmart Inc. is extending Black Friday deals through the entire weekend.
When’s the best time to buy holiday gifts? Not Black Friday! The days with the deepest discounts may surprise you
12/11/14 20:34
Savings.com analyzed more than 1.5 million deals offered by 25,000 retailers online and in store over the past five years, and found that the days with the most and deepest discounts vary by item.
Black Friday lines begin 22 DAYS before doors open: Bargain hunters start camping out at Best Buy
11/11/14 21:27
Vicky Torres and Juanita Salas have been camping outside of the Best Buy in Beaumont California since November 5 in order to be the first one to snag Thanksgiving deals.
Time to buy that new TV online: Boehner kills Internet sales tax bill just in time for Black Friday shopping
11/11/14 17:15
House Speaker John Boehner has stuck an Internet sales tax proposal in a drawer and he doesn't intend to dust it off before the end of the Christmas shopping season.
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Forget the turkey - Black Friday will kick off as early as 8am on Thanksgiving Day as retail giants compete to lure first shoppers
14/10/14 19:41
In a slew of announcements made today, Kmart confirmed it will kick off proceedings at 8am on Thanksgiving, November 27; while Macy's, Best Buy and Walmart will open at 6pm.
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Mile-high Denver prepares to get higher: Colorado braced to become first state in America to legalise recreational marijuana at midnight
31/12/13 06:10
Colorado will become the first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use starting January 1.
What Black Friday? Britons 'among the least materialistic people in the world'
13/12/13 08:34
Out of 20 countries, people in the UK were ranked third least concerned with material things, whereas China was top, followed by India and Turkey.
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Police hunt for suspects after Black Friday mall brawl inside a Victoria's Secret is caught on camera
03/12/13 19:34
A 17-year-old shopper told police that a woman 'poked her in the eye' in Annapolis Mall in Maryland sparking a massive melee that was caught on camera.
Time for bargain hunters to throw the towel in the ring as Black Friday shoppers get into scuffles over 29 cent Walmart deal
03/12/13 17:42
The biggest Black Friday seller for Walmart wasn't its heavily discounted flat screen TVs or tablets, it was towels.
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Scrooged: Wisconsin governor asked parents to make campaign contributions INSTEAD of buying their children gifts on Black Friday
03/12/13 02:54
Republican Scott Walker pleaded for donations in lieu of buying 'electronics or toys that will undoubtedly be outdated, broken, or lost by the next Holiday Season.'
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Why Cyber Monday will be BIGGER than Black Friday - and where to find the best online deals
02/12/13 17:16
The National Retail Federation, a trade group, predicts more than 131 million people will shop online on Monday, up about 2 per cent from last year.
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How Uggs topped Black Friday fashion searches - but just why are the unstylish boots still so popular?
02/12/13 17:04
According to Google's preliminary findings, shoppers were clamoring to get their hands on discounted pairs of the sheepskin footwear.
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Man who wrote 'The Happiness Bible' GIVES AWAY his belongings to protest against Black Friday craziness
01/12/13 17:27
Brian Bagnall from Chicago posted an ad on Craigslist telling people they could take whatever they wanted from his house for free. He believes he can lead a happier life with fewer possessions.
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Black Friday sales total at $9 billion... LOWER than last year because of Thanksgiving sales
01/12/13 06:25
Thanksgiving is no longer all about turkey: It's eating away at Black Friday shopping. Spending on Black Friday dropped - because everyone went shopping the day before.
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Black Friday sales total at $9bn - lower than last year because of Thanksgiving deals
01/12/13 04:53
U.S. shoppers spent $9.74 billion on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving - a drop of 13.2 percent compared with last year.
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Man barricades himself inside phone store on Black Friday and threatens to kill himself
30/11/13 05:43
A Californian shopping center is in lockdown as crisis negotiators try to persuade a gunman barricaded in a phone store to surrender.
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Nothing can keep her away! Kylie Jenner braves the crowds and rain to go shopping on Black Friday in a mini skirt
30/11/13 04:07
The 16-year-old was spotted with two female friends the day after Thanksgiving for a girls' day out in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Two Black Friday shoppers arrested in Virginia after man, 35, is 'sliced to the bone' in a dispute over a Walmart parking spot
30/11/13 01:48
Ronnie Sharp, 61, and Christopher Jackson, 35, were arrested Thursday night after Sharp allegedly cut Jackson's arm open with a knife in a fight over parking.
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Artist opens exhibition on Black Friday in which viewers can roll around in $1 MILLION DOLLARS of shredded US Cash
29/11/13 17:33
Stefan Bondell’s show, ‘The Black Box’ opened today at The Hole Gallery and allows visitors to stomp their feet on $1 million dollars of shredded cash.
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Startling video shows Black Friday shoppers scrapping to get their hands on half-price Rachael Ray cookware at Walmart
29/11/13 17:09
The footage, taken by a fellow shopper in Turkey Creek, Tennessee, shows women nabbing the 15-piece cookware sets, which cost less than half price.
Forget the Christmas gifts - it's all about me! How we're shopping more for ourselves than others on Black Friday
29/11/13 16:41
It seems a lot of consumers are using these sales and retail events to treat themselves to a new little something.
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From bargains to busted: Police forced to step in after Black Friday bargain hunting frenzy descends into chaos - with one 'shoplifter' arrested yards from the Queen
29/11/13 09:57
One man, believed to have been shoplifting, was arrested just yards from the Queen in Windsor, while another was arrested in Bristol in a row over some TVs.
FTSE CLOSE: Ratings boost for Spain and Black Friday retail surge fail to light up the Footsie
29/11/13 09:10
The FTSE 100 Index lost early session gains to stand 3.9 points lower at 6650.6, ending the month on a downbeat note.
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Our stores are copying the U.S. in dubbing today Black Friday, slashing online prices by up to 70 per cent. Yes, it's hype, but we've found some great Christmas bargains
28/11/13 22:56
Black Friday — the biggest day in America’s festive shopping calendar — has arrived in the UK to kick off the pre-Christmas rush.
Just when you thought Black Friday brawls couldn't get any more shocking! Watch woman use a 'STUN GUN' during fight in day of violence across America
28/11/13 15:32
Video footage taken by a bystander shows the women exchanging blows inside the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia at around 2.30am today - with not a single police officer in sight.
Retailers flag up Black Friday bargains as prices are slashed by up to 70% in hope of kick starting Christmas shopping season
28/11/13 14:18
Amazon, John Lewis, Asda, Argos, Currys PC World, Apple, Very.co.uk and Game are among the retailers that will be offering large discounts today.
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British retailers will slash prices by 70% tomorrow to embrace US version of Boxing Day sales known as Black Friday
28/11/13 11:51
As retailers from Asda and John Lewis to Amazon offer deals, it is expected to be the year that Britain embraces the concept and cements it as a tradition in the UK consumer's calendar.
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America braces for 'Gray Thursday' as stores open even earlier to beat the Black Friday rush
28/11/13 09:08
Traditionally shoppers were able to barge into stores early the morning after Turkey Day but stores such as Kmart will be open from 6am today for 41 hours straight to appease bargain hunters.
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Strictly no bargains til Black Friday: How shopping on Thanksgiving day is BANNED in Rhode Island, Maine and Massachusetts
27/11/13 18:00
It's the legacy of so-called 'blue laws,' which prohibit large supermarkets, big box stores and department stores from opening on Thanksgiving.
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Black Friday 2013: FEMAIL brings you the discounts, deals and must-have products worth getting out of bed for
27/11/13 16:43
Just hours after our Thanksgiving meals, many stores will open their doors with tempting offers like a $229 50-inch TV and $5 pairs of pants.
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Penny-pinchers already camping outside of Best Buy stores for Black Friday sales in tents decked out with mattresses, heaters, TVs, computers and video games
22/11/13 00:08
Identical triplet brothers in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio were the first to get in line for Black Friday sales when they set up a camp outside the local Best Buy Monday afternoon, a full ten days before Thanksgiving.
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Walmart will start Black Friday sales at 6pm on Thanksgiving
12/11/13 06:54
As more stores push for Thanksgiving shoppers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its game for the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season.
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Is this the end of Black Friday? Now Toys R Us, Sears and Kmart join the stores opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day
05/11/13 15:38
Toys R Us is pushing back its opening time for the fifth year in a row, opening doors at 5pm on Thanksgiving Day, three hours before its opening last year.
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Father who fell asleep at the wheel during family's shopping trip on Black Friday causing crash that killed two daughters, aged 20 and 24, may be charged with manslaughter
30/05/13 05:44
Arvind Tandel, 48, could face criminal charges for the Nov. 23 crash in Palo Alto that killed his daughters Sheetal, 20, and Nisha, 24.
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It's the new Black Friday: Stores open early as shoppers flock to stores on day after Christmas to bag new bargains (and return unwanted presents)
26/12/12 14:38
Stores across the U.S. opened early this morning in an effort to drive in shoppers who are still looking for a bargain after all of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped.
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How the Daily Mail Buyline team tests fashion - from clothing and accessories to shoes and bags
Shopping for clothing online can come at a risk. From potential sizing disparities to material uncertainties, it's just the name of the game. But, that's where we come in!
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