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Saffron Otter

When is Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2020?

It's nearly time for Black Friday - which officially marks the start of Christmas shopping around the world.

Retailers will take the opportunity to boost sales before the end of the year by slashing the prices of their products.

But like most events this year, it'll look a lot different as shops remain closed due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Only essential stores such as supermarkets are open in England, however click-and-collect services can resume, as can deliveries.

There will be tough competition among online retailers, so there could be some of the biggest discounts ever seen.

Black Friday this year comes around on Friday, November 27.

And Cyber Monday falls on Monday, November 30.

Shoppers will be buying online due to the England lockdown (PA)

However this will be the first year where the event will be entirely online, aside from supermarket deals.

Therefore there may not be too much difference between the two dates.

Black Friday started out in America in the 1950s, and it comes the Friday following the Thanksgiving holiday. Cyber Monday later became a tradition in the US when a spike was noticed in online sales the following Monday.

In the UK, traditionally, Boxing Day had been considered the biggest shopping day of the year, however when American-owned retailer Amazon began to hold promotions, other UK retailers adopted the event.

Deals can always be found at the huge online giants such as Amazon, who place deals on a range of categories, including tech, TVs, and appliances.

John Lewis and Currys PC World are also seen as Black Friday hotspots, along with Argos.

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