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Traditionally, Boxing Day had been considered the biggest shopping day of the year in the UK. In the 2010s, several American-owned retailers such as Amazon UK and the Walmart-owned chain Asda , began to hold U.S.-style Black Friday promotions; in 2014, more British retailers began to adopt the concept, including Argos , John Lewis , and Very .
Free Money Day; Too Big to Fail, a 2010 HBO docudrama about the 2008 financial crisis. The Big Short, a 2015 film about bank fraud. C, a 2011 anime inspired by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Overend, Gurney and Company, a British bank active in wholesale markets which collapsed in 1866.
Free Comic Book Day was conceived by Joe Field, a California-based comics retailer, event promoter and partner in WonderCon. [6] In 2001, Field noted how successful feature films based on comic book franchises were providing the comic book industry with a positive cultural and financial turnaround from the speculator bust of the mid-1990s.
The Mixed Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 30 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed.
December 11, 2008, Sean Penn received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, the film's only nomination. December 18, 2008, the Screen Actors Guild nominated Milk in three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cast in a Motion Picture for the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards; Sean Penn was chosen as Best Actor.
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]The U.S. men's team smashed both the seven-minute barrier and the world record to keep Michael Phelps' gold-medal streak alive and most importantly, to defend their Olympic title in the event.
Ip Man premiered in Beijing, China on 10 December 2008, only two days prior to its release in China. [21] [22] The film was later released in Malaysia, Singapore, and New Zealand on 18 December 2008, one day prior to its release date in Hong Kong. [23] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2009. [24]
In 2008, it was announced that Innotrac, a similar e-commerce company with fulfillment centers located throughout the United States, would be acquired, however, the deal was canceled in January 2009. [7] The company acquired e-Dialog in 2008; [8] as well as Retail Convergence, operators of Rue La La and Smartbargains.com, in 2009. [9]