Black Friday (shopping) XXL" (XXL day) instead of Black Friday. An alternative was brought up by some online businesses in 2018, called "French Days", which goal is to replicate Black Friday during spring season (starting around the first day of May). In Germany, "Black Friday" retailer advertisements refer to "Black Week" and "Black Shopping" in English language, with sales lasting an entire week (excluding Sundays when most retail stores are closed). During this sale time, stores keep their normal working hours; and though goods are offered at reduced prices, the prices are no more significantly slashed than normal weekly price reductions. Apple was
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