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Black Friday is set to see a 3% rise in UK sales this year, resulting in a £1.15bn bonanza on Friday 28 November, forecasts the home delivery expert Parcelhero. It predicts that UK sales will reach £12bn over the entire Black Friday-Cyber Monday week.

In 2024, the total sales for Singles Day were approximately $203.6bn, significantly larger than Black Friday/Cyber Week sales, which totalled 'only' around $38bn for the entire Cyber Week period. Yet, many Brits have never heard of the event.

The international logistics and e-commerce veteran Cynthia LaRue has joined the UK-based logistics comparison group Parcelhero as its first-ever Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

A US government shutdown has been triggered after Congress failed to pass a last-minute funding bill. Many US government employees have been put on furlough without pay and many – though not all – federal services have been suspended.

The online giant Amazon is already dropping the 'F' word – 'festive'. It says this month's Big Deal Days 2025 sale, which is planned for 7-8 October, will arrive 'just in time for the festive season'.

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights and Conditions Survey, the number of transport & storage sector companies reporting that homeworking will remain part of their permanent business model has fallen to 2.8%.

Following President Trump's long-planned ending of duty-free de minimis packages from China into the USA, the UK has seen spiralling imports of low-value goods as Chinese retailers seek out new markets.

The home delivery expert Parcelhero has found that unexpectedly high delivery fees and a lack of delivery options make many online shoppers abandon their cart.

After four months of continuous rises, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales estimates for May show Brits' spending spree coming to an abrupt halt, says the home delivery expert Parcelhero.

The international delivery expert Parcelhero says the new US-UK trade deal – announced on 8 May and finally signed off by President Trump and PM Keir Starmer at the G7 meeting on Monday – has been eagerly anticipated.