Black Friday spending edges up as electricals sales soar at John Lewis

Black Friday spending across retail was up year on year, as John Lewis said air fryers and earphones help its small electricals sales soar 31%.
According to Nationwide, the number of purchases was up 2% on Black Friday last year and 12% on 2021’s discounting event, making it the busiest shopping day on record.
Over the course of the day, Nationwide members made 9.92 million transactions, the equivalent of more than 114 transactions every second.
Despite the rise in purchases, footfall was