01/12/2021
After a week of sales Black Friday is over and it’s time to make some review ✔️
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Yes, you heard it right - in Russia it’s not only Friday for good shopping. Brands start the promotion on Monday and end it on Cyber Monday. As a result, sales are stretched out over eight days instead of one. This year in Russia Black Friday was somewhat different from other years. Here are five trends we would like to highlight:
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1) A massive departure of the audience to marketplaces. For example, on Wildberries during the discount period the number of orders almost tripled, in terms of money it increased more than two and a half times, to 43 billion rubles. On Ozon, on the main day of Black Friday, November 26, the number of orders increased fivefold over last year. The sales turnover on that day increased fourfold year-on-year, to 5 billion rubles.
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2) Rivalry between the Bachelor's Day (11.11) and Black Friday. The first sale peak on Ozon happened on November 11. On that day, more goods were sold than on Black Friday, amounting to 6.1 billion rubles. On Wildberries, the situation is similar - goods ordered for 89 billion rubles - almost 3 times more than during the same period last year.
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3) Expansion of geography from capitals to regions. If previously Black Friday purchases were concentrated mainly in the two capitals - Moscow and Saint Petersburg, this year on Ozon 70% of sales were made in the regions.
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4) From offline to online. A trend that flowed smoothly from last year, which began with lockdown, and is gaining momentum with a snowball effect. Shopping centers noted a 24% drop in traffic in Moscow and the Moscow region compared to the 2019 sales. In the regions, this year's Black Friday results were the most modest in four years.
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5) New consumption patterns. High sales are shown in household appliances and electronics, cell phones, computers, tablets, laptops, cosmetics, and food. The best sales growth was seen in the "clothing, footwear and accessories" category - 21.5%, followed by cosmetics and health - 12.2%, electronics, technology, computer games - 11.9%, online education - 5.6%.
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Draw conclusions and prepare for new holiday campaigns 😉
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