Facebook Twitter Pinterest Shoppers tussle on Black Friday at Asda in Wembley, London in 2014. Amazon, which helped introduce Black Friday to the UK, kicks off its sale on Friday, but some online electrical stores – AO and rival Currys PC World – began offering discounts on Monday. All are trying to avoid a big squeeze on their delivery and IT infrastructure by spreading demand over a longer period. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Electrical goods such as flatscreen TVs prove popular on Black Friday but rising inflation is likely to thwart big discounts. Follow Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDesk, or sign up to the daily Business Today email here.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2017 06:00 UTC