Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday. In 2015, Black Friday was predicted to become the biggest day of shopping in Britain, with as much as £2bn spent in shops and online in 24 hours. However, many large retailers have discontinued, downplayed or heavily modified the concept since 2014, sometimes citing disruption to Christmas trading patterns or bad publicity. 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. In 2017, retail sales
Home Bargains Stores, making them the highest ranking discount retailer in the United Kingdom and according to their website, the largest employer within Merseyside. The retailer was founded by owner Tom Morris in 1976 as a single store called Home and Bargain in Old Swan, Liverpool when aged just 21. The name was changed to Home Bargains in 1995 with accompanying blue-and-red corporate identity, created by relative (and professional graphic designer) Anton Morris. Morris started the business by obtaining a bank overdraft, with typical average takings initially reaching around £85 per week and was estimated in 2014 to have a personal wealth