Black Friday

[JuliaClementsRoche]

As a small business owner, do you love it, loathe it, feel indifferent towards it...?

 

[Paul Norman]

I am somewhat indifferent to it.

It is unlikely to make me spend more, or less money. And no one is going to sign up to a major software project just because I choose to make a loss on it.

 

[WaveJumper]

Depending on your business maybe seen as an "opportunity"

 

[Mark T Jones]

We went shopping on Black Friday 3 years ago.

We hadn't actually realised

Bought a suit reduced from £750 to £200

Which was nice

 

[WaveJumper]

And don't forget we have cyber Monday to look forward too

 

[Ian J]

As a small business owner, do you love it, loathe it, feel indifferent towards it...?

As a small business owner it's completely irrelevant to me but as a consumer I do get the occasional bargain but mainly for me rather than Christmas presents

 

[Mark T Jones]

And don't forget we have cyber Monday to look forward too

That sounds good.

Is it to do with Dr Who?

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

I purchased a telly one black Friday and I felt like I was in the dole que
Never again because the last time I was on the dole I got so busy that I had to employ somebody

 

[Deleted member 335660]

As a small business owner, do you love it, loathe it, feel indifferent towards it...?

I just ignore it as another piece of American hype. We are a high street retailer with a website and just like to follow the John Lewis strategy of good value and fair prices.

 

[WaveJumper]

That sounds good.

Is it to do with Dr Who?

Yep apparently all the prices go back in time

 

[BizziBee]

Indifferent but laugh at all those who go crazy to save a few quid

 

[Mr D]

As a small business owner, do you love it, loathe it, feel indifferent towards it...?

Love it. Lots of sales.
The business is focused on basically Black Friday and the following 3 weeks. In the past have done 50% of annual turnover in that short time period.

 

[Ian J]

Indifferent but laugh at all those who go crazy to save a few quid

Perhaps not everyone has untold wealth like you are pretending to have.

One of Sainsburys contributions to Black Friday is to exchange Nectar points for a coupon worth double their value so for my £50 of Nectar points I buy £100 of wine. If you find that amusing then more fool you

 

[Hannah_J]

Love it. Lots of sales.
The business is focused on basically Black Friday and the following 3 weeks. In the past have done 50% of annual turnover in that short time period.

Hey Mr D

I'm writing a blog post on Black Friday for the UKBF blog and would love to hear a bit more about your experiences. Could you tell me a bit more about how Black Friday impacts your business? For example:
- What is your business and what sort of offers and deals you run for BF?
- How these benefit your business?
- Any tips for other small business owners to make the most out of this time of year?

Do post your thoughts here or DM me if easier

 

[Mr D]

Hey Mr D

I'm writing a blog post on Black Friday for the UKBF blog and would love to hear a bit more about your experiences. Could you tell me a bit more about how Black Friday impacts your business? For example:
- What is your business and what sort of offers and deals you run for BF?
- How these benefit your business?
- Any tips for other small business owners to make the most out of this time of year?

Do post your thoughts here or DM me if easier

Online sales - don't usually have offers on the day, no need.
The sites affect the business - people go mad buying online that day though can be quiet for a few days beforehand.

Be prepared for lots of sales. Have a plan for when your courier tells you they can't collect that day - will be next week sometime.
Plan for overtime that weekend - we used to do 20 hour days.
And be prepared to manage buyer expectations.

 

[japancool]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59380453

 

[simon field]

American style tacky faux-bargain rubbish!

Im not sure anybody’s fooled by it.

 

[Ian J]

American style tacky faux-bargain rubbish!

Im not sure anybody’s fooled by it.

It may well be one of the many American traditions that we have adopted with open arms but not all of the price reductions are artificial nor the products tacky.

For anyone wanting Alexa products Black Friday or the Boxing Day sales are a good time to buy them and BMW offer genuine reductions on some of their "connected" products too

 

[alan1302]

It may well be one of the many American traditions that we have adopted with open arms but not all of the price reductions are artificial nor the products tacky.

For anyone wanting Alexa products Black Friday or the Boxing Day sales are a good time to buy them and BMW offer genuine reductions on some of their "connected" products too

Amazon had deals on Alexa products at different times through the year - so very artificial.

 

[Claire Han]

Not too much but, okay sometimes its good even erevelant.

 

[simon field]

Yep there’s always sales on somewhere.

 

[Financial-Modeller]

Very little endorses Black Friday like learning that DFS will be holding a sale!

 

[simon field]

Not too much but, okay sometimes its good even erevelant.

And what does that even mean?

 

[IanSuth]

And what does that even mean?

It means "Claire" gets a post