Black Friday

Britons will spend 8.7 billion pounds ($10.5 billion) over the Black Friday weekend (Nov. 25 to Nov. 28), according to GlobalData.

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The American shopping orgy known as Black Friday lured more buyers this year but they spent less per person thanks to great bargains, an industry group said.

U.S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites as it set the agenda for what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day.

U.S. holiday shopping is on track for a modest 3.7 percent rise this year after strong turnout during the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend

The National Retail Federation found that 51.7 percent of consumers, or 151 million people, shopped online or in stores this holiday weekend and spent an average of $299.60 each.

Checks showed crowds in brick-and-mortar stores were subdued even as online sales jumped during Black Friday sales.

More than three weeks ahead of Black Friday in the US, online retailer Amazon has launched its "Black Friday Deals" store, with thousands of deals available through December 22.

The four-day Thanksgiving weekend is the kickoff to the US holiday shopping season, and Black Friday has long been considered the critical day that turns retailers' books from red to black.

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