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
St. John's Shopping Centre 120. The market reopened after the completion of the refurbishment on 25 November 2016. Retail tenants at St John's include Aldi, Argos, Home Bargains, Iceland, Matalan, Poundland, Sainsbury's and Wilko. Food and drink outlets at St John's include KFC, McDonald's and Subway. There is also a branch of Wetherspoons, "The Fall Well", which was previously a pet shop. St Johns Shopping Centre is also home to one of Liverpool's largest group of independent retailers, ranging from baby clothing to beauty outlets. St. John's Shopping Centre St Johns Shopping Centre is the largest covered shopping centre in the city of Liverpool,