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
Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington into Wessington Square. The redeveloped Wessington Square includes a new cafe and new seating and planting. In 2008, the Galleries Retail Park opened. The stores include Newlook, River Island, Next, Clark's, Home Bargains, Pets at Home, Outfit, Aldi, Marks and Spencer's Food Outlet and many more. Regular bus services run daily to and from the Galleries Shopping Centre. Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington ÷ Galleries Shopping Centre, commonly shortened to The Galleries, is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland. It opened in 1974 and has over 200 stores. In 2008, a multimillion-pound expansion saw a Retail Park open