Minimum wage worldwide: where can you live off the minimum wage?
We checked which countries have the most favourable ratio of basic grocery prices to minimum wage around the world
Black Friday went beyond expectations in 2017. On 24 November 2017 consumers’ activity increased on average by 624% when compared to an ordinary day. Last year the increase was 619%. The most active users came from Pakistan where the number of transactions surged by 11525%. Buyers from Hungary (9750%), Italy (4516%), and Greece (2600%) are also well worth mentioning.
Unsurprisingly, South African consumers were buying more actively than usual too. The number of sales increased by 2571% on the day of Black Friday. This is, however, a less impressive number than during Black Friday 2016 when the increase in transactions was a staggering 16226%.
An average value of South African cart reached R371. Which is less by R568 comparing year to year (R939) An average discount percentage during Black Friday reached 61%. That brought R315 in savings. Cumulatively, South African consumers saved R14,710,621 thanks to Picodi website.
The most popular categories this year were Fashion, Electronics and Cosmetics. When it comes to the most popular shops Woolworths, Edgars and Makro took the three top spots. As for the devices used for online shopping most of South Africans preferred smartphones (48.5%) over desktop computers and laptops (46.5%). Tablets were used by 5% of shoppers.
With Picodi you can save not only during the Black Friday, but also throughout the year. You can combine discount codes with our cashback service to save up even more in shops such as AliExpress, Mr Price and Boardriders. You just need to sign up to Picodi.com and activate cashback before shopping.
We analysed our internal traffic and transaction data for Black Friday. Our metrics include data from each of the countries where Picodi currently offers its services to users.
Want to share that Black Friday feeling with your own audience? You’re welcome to use our images and findings for non-commercial purposes, so long as you credit Picodi with a link to this page. Now, that’s a pretty great deal.
If you’re a journalist hoping to learn more about Black Friday activity on our site, we’re happy to work with you. From internal metrics to projections, we can help you tell your story about one of the biggest shopping days around the world. Get in touch with us at contact.rsa@picodi.com.
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