Black Friday - Total spending on online retail sites on Black Friday 2016 was £1.23bn
Time: 2016
Place: United Kingdom
Details: Black Friday appears to be growing in popularity year on year in the UK. In 2016, total spending on online retail sites on Black Friday 2016 was £1.23bn, marking a +12.2% increase on the £1.1bn spent on the same day in 2015.
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