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Alarming Warning Issued Ahead of Black Friday: Beware of Fake Sales
The term ‘fake sales’ or ‘rollercoaster pricing’ as it may otherwise be referred to, is whereby a retailer gradually hikes a product’s price, before suddenly dropping the price and advertising a discount based on the highest previous price.
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Warning: Pricing expert warns this may be the most expensive Black Friday yet
Featuring data captured from a new consumer omnibus survey* and PriceSpy's extensive data archive, the new Report delves into the impacts the ongoing cost of living crisis will have across this year’s sales season, to answer the fundamental questions on everyone’s minds.
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Is Singles' Day New Zealand's Next Big Sale Event?
With six weeks until Christmas, a recent consumer survey by PriceSpy indicates that Singles' Day could be the next major sale event in New Zealand's retail calendar.
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PriceSpy - Black Friday Report 2023
Welcome to the third edition of PriceSpy's Black Friday Report. Black Friday has emerged as a pinnacle event in the global retail calendar. More recently, its influence and impact has been felt here, and last year, Worldline reported that Black Friday spending reached $67 million in New Zealand.
PriceSpy in the media
Boxing Day sale bargain hunters warned to do their research
RNZ - 2023-12-23
New research from price comparison website PriceSpy shows in 2022, 17 percent of products on its website increased in price on Boxing Day
Beware fake Boxing Day sales - Diana Clement
The New Zealand Herald - 2023-12-23
The Boxing Day shopping fest is almost upon us. I’ve never seen a reason to get my elbows out on Boxing Day. I’d rather wait until prices fall further, or the urge to buy fades away
Boxing Day: Beware the fake sales, queues and carparking chaos of the biggest shopping day of the year
The New Zealand Herald - 2023-12-21
If you thought Black Friday was hectic, be prepared for the shopping madness of Boxing Day
Cooking the Books podcast: Beware ‘fake sales’ at Christmas
The New Zealand Herald - 2023-12-17
Christmas is an expensive time of year, which can leave us vulnerable to tricky sales tactics and getting pulled into a debt spiral
Cost of living: Many will cut back spending this Christmas
Newstalk ZB - 2023-12-11
Nearly half of New Zealanders are planning to cut back their spending this Christmas amid cost of living pressures, according to two separate surveys
Cost of living: Kiwis to cut back spending this Christmas
The New Zealand Herald - 2023-12-11
A Westpac NZ survey of 1110 customers found 44 per cent expect to spend less money this festive season compared with last year
About PriceSpy NZ
PriceSpy is a comprehensive price and product comparison service used by millions of consumers every month. It helps consumers find, discover, research and compare products. Since the business first started in 2002, its main objective has been to help consumers make better purchasing decisions. PriceSpy does this by collecting and sharing honest, transparent information about retail stores, products and prices.
PriceSpy has 108,000 indexed products, 1,730,000 indexed prices, 584,000 product ratings, 7,510 store ratings and 1183 stores. Providing a fully impartial comparison service for consumers and a deep depository of price data for retailers. PriceSpy is is located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, France and the United Kingdom.
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