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In Singapore Black Friday is by far the biggest shopping event of the year. It always falls on the Friday after the Thanksgiving in the USA which occures on the 29th of November this year.
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In the autumn and winter season, Black Friday sale plays an important role not only in terms of e-commerce turnover but also the activity of shoppers. With the beginning of November, small and middle-sized businesses, as well as bigger players on the market, begin Black Friday preparations. They announce huge sales to take place at the end of November, in both online and brick-and-mortar stores.
Curiously enough, merchants claim that this is not entirely about the fight for increasing their sales. In a sense, sellers and buyers swap places during Black Friday. In normal circumstances, customers gain benefits by shopping regularly and thus asserting their loyalty. In November, stores are the ones that must prove loyalty toward their clients, which can be assessed with regard to the level of rebates and availability of highly discounted products.
For several years, Black-Friday.Global analysts have been closely following Black Friday trends in Singapore and around the world. Below, we present a handful of statistics and interesting facts connected with the busiest shopping day in the world.
In the beginning, Black Friday used to be a one-day happening in the United States. However, over the past few years, the event has grown into a shopping marathon that lasts for several days. It may sometimes start on Thursday and continue until the end of the week, or even month. In an attempt to grab consumers’ attention, some stores start the so-called presales as early as Monday. Nevertheless, in most countries, the peak of shoppers’ interest falls on the same day. In Singapore, Google Trends data for 22-28 November 2021 shows that one third of all queries related to Black Friday sales were recorded on Friday (35.8 per cent). Nevertheless, the interest of customers starts to grow on Wednesday and fades on Sunday. This tendency is characteristic for not only Singapore but other countries as well.
The research conducted by Black-Friday.Global in 2021 shows that 82 per cent of surveyed Singaporeans are aware of the existence of Black Friday. However, not all of them were able to recall the exact date, which may explain the gradual increase of interest in this event even a few weeks before it takes place (Google Trends).
The internal Black-Friday.Global data for 2021 in Singapore shows a 511 per cent increase in sales compared to an ordinary day. Such high numbers are not uncommon. For example, in Australia the increase is 871 per cent, in the United Kingdom — over 1708 per cent, and in Germany — over 2418 per cent.
Unlike the United States, citizens of other countries do not usually have a day off on Black Friday. Although peaks of online shopping activity in various countries are slightly different, generally they fall on the morning and evening.
In countries like Turkey, Finland, Greece, Singapore and Hong Kong, Black Friday seems to have been much-anticipated — basing on the fact that most of the shopping was done right after midnight.
On the Singaporean Internet, the intensity of shopping was distributed quite evenly between 8 am and 11 pm with the peaks at midnight and 11 am according to Black-Friday.Global data for 2021.
Statistical data from the past few years show that an average Black Friday discount in Singapore has slightly decreased (from 53 per cent in 2017 to 51 per cent in 2021). Interestingly, these numbers are similar to expectations of Singaporean consumers (who get ready for 53 per cent markdowns).
Shoppers from Belarus, Greece and Peru expect higher price reductions (62 per cent). Unfortunately, local stores are only able to offer discounts which are 8-10 percentage points lower than those anticipated by customers. On the other hand, monitoring the deals from stores in Ukraine, RSA and the Philippines shows that merchants in these countries are prepared to offer far more attractive discounts, exceeding the expectations of shoppers.
According to the survey, among Singaporeans who are going to take part in the Black Friday frenzy, 41 per cent already know what to buy. As for the number of purchased items, Singaporeans are going to buy 4.1 on average. Past years’ statistics indicate that the most popular categories of products among Black Friday shoppers in Singapore are clothing, shoes, cosmetics and perfumes, electronics, as well as gifts.
Around the world, widely-understood fashion products take the lead during Black Friday. Nonetheless, in some countries like Brazil, Switzerland, India, Malaysia, or Romania, electronics prevail in shopping carts.
Singaporeans are planning on taking part in both online and brick-and-mortar sales. Those who will choose more than one channel are ready to spend around S$236. It is equivalent to US$174. In other countries, shoppers have a smaller budget in mind, like Hongkongers (US$83), Filipinos (US$68) or Pakistanis (US$35). In contrast, consumers who declare to spend record-breaking amounts come from the USA (US$485), Canada (US$430), the United Kingdom (US$397), Ireland (US$339) and the United Arab Emirates (US$291).
According to the data from 2021, when shopping online during Black Friday, more than half (55.2 per cent) of Singaporean customers used smartphones, 41.2 per cent preferred desktops, and the remaining 3.5 percent chose tablets. Purchasing with smartphones was a global trend, noted among others in the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, or Indonesia.
All statistical data comes from Picodi.com, a global discount platform operating since 2010, which created Black-Friday.Global, a site dedicated to Black Friday sales. The surveys conducted in July and November 2021 among 21 thousand respondents from 55 countries were also used in the report. For currency conversion, we used the average exchange rate from xe.com.
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This event, previously known only in the States, has gained a truly worldwide popularity within just a few years. In Singapore, 82% of respondents know what Black Friday is.
Black-Friday.Global Analysis Team has been closely following this trend for the past several years. We know exactly how relevant this event is for retailers, domestic and local economies, and average consumers.
How is the interest in shopping and discounts growing among Singaporeans in November? Which categories of goods are most in-demand? How much money do Singaporeans spend during the Black Friday craze and how do their shoppig habits differ from other nations? We’ve analyzed Black Friday statistics and conducted surveys in 55 countries to answer the questions. Here are the results of our analysis.
Black Friday is now a phenomenon for a reason. Google’s data suggests that in the last 5 years the interest of Internet users in this event has more than doubled. Every year, in almost every country, the shopping fever results in new sales records. Only in the Western Hemisphere countries where trends from the US appear faster a moderate increase in Black Friday discounts is noted.
Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this shopping event has been growing consistently. The survey suggests that almost half of Singaporeans will participate in Black Friday this year (an increase of 5 percentage points when compared to 2017). The majority of consumers will shop both online and offline (63%), one-third claim that they will shop only on the Internet (33%) and the rest will opt for the traditional offline-only option (4%). For comparison, in 2017 the percentage of users choosing only brick and mortar stores was almost twice as high (decreasing from 7% to 4%).
Such a great recognition of the shopping holiday results in surges in sales year-to year. In each of the 55 analysed countries the number of online transactions made on Black Friday increased significantly when compared to a regular day. Take Greece, for example, with 2600% more purchases than usual or South Africa with a 2571% increase in their transaction numbers. However, in no other country the interest in Black Friday is as big as in Pakistan where users activity was higher by enormous 11,525%.
Unsurprisingly, November is usually when most profits are generated. According to certain estimates, around 20% of annual turnover is made in November. What’s more, on the basis of Picodi's internal data, it can be estimated that almost every third transaction in countries such as the UK, Greece or RSA is made in November..
The results of the survey show that those who are willing to spend the most money during Blak Friday are users from North America and Europe. Conversely, customers from Asian countires, such as Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines are planning to spend relatively small amounts of money during that time.
An average bargain hunter from Singapore is willing to pay S$225 for what's inside their Black Friday shopping cart. That is S$170 more than a Malaysian consumer but S$40 less than an Australian one.
Every year, the world press feeds us with dozens of photos of crowds besieging electronics stores. Surprisingly, our survey shows that clothes, not electronics, are the apple of a bargain hunter’s eye and the aforementioned consumer electronics category comes only second in our ranking. On the other side of the scale are books, sports accessories, and underwear which seem to be the least desirable items to buy, even during Black Friday.
Black Friday is well-known for discounts reaching as high as 80 or 90%. Even though the number of items available for just a dollar or at a 90% discount is highly limited, those participating in Black Friday can count on genuine deals when doing their shopping. According to our Black Friday 2017 data, the biggest discounts were available for Americans (68% average markdown), Canadians (66%) and Ukrainians (66%). A little less impressive rebates were offered in Russia (58% average markdown), Brazil (57%) and Turkey (56%). The world’s average markdown is set around 55% off.
In Singapore it was 53%. When forecasting Singaporeans’ Black Friday 2023 expenses, the numbers mentioned above might translate into S$254 of possible savings.
This report was created basing on data provided by Picodi.com, a global discounts provider existing since 2010 and Black-Friday.Global, a website dedicated to Black Friday deals that was created by Picodi.com. 12,000 participants from 55 countries took part in the survey.
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