Black Friday retail footfall in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by shopping location
This statistic presents the predicted percentage change in shopper numbers ('footfall') on a year-on-year basis in the United Kingdom on Black Friday 2022 (November 25), split by high street, shopping centre and out of town retail locations. Black Friday originates in the United States, as the shopping day after Thanksgiving, when retailers offer large discounts, marking the start to the Christmas shopping period. In the UK, footfall on Black Friday is expected to increase all retail locations, with shopping centres displaying the greatest increase by 8.5 percent compared to 2021.