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
Sunday shopping Retail Business Holidays Act in June 1992 to permit Sunday shopping in Ontario. Several other provinces have restrictions of some degree on Sunday shopping. In Prince Edward Island, it is only permitted after 12 noon from the Sunday before Victoria Day until Christmas Eve. This was repealed on 25 November 2010, allowing stores to open on Sunday year-round. In Manitoba it requires municipal approval and it is only permitted from 9 am to 6 pm each Sunday. In New Brunswick the decisions require dual approval from municipal and provincial officials (although that is in the process of being changed), otherwise