Number of shoppers on high streets up on last year but demand for home deliveries down 5%, say analysts
Black Friday got off to a muted start in the UK, with the number of home deliveries booked down by about 5% and no surge on the high street.
On Friday morning, the number of transactions handled by Barclaycard Payments, which processes £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, was steady on the same period on the morning of Black Friday a year before.
​Number of shoppers on high streets up on last year but demand for home deliveries down 5%, say analystsBlack Friday got off to a muted start in the UK, with the number of home deliveries booked down by about 5% and no surge on the high street.On Friday morning, the number of transactions handled by Barclaycard Payments, which processes £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, was steady on the same period on the morning of Black Friday a year before. Continue reading…Â
