THOUSANDS of eager shoppers are expected to line up outside department stores for the chance to grab “prices slashed” merchandise when doors open tommorow as part of Black Friday.
And this is in defiance of tightened household budgets as the crucial Christmas period gets under way.
Shoppers will spend £2.6 billion – an eight per cent increase on the £2.4 billion spent last year – or £1.8 million per minute, snapping up deals online and in stores on November 24, according to predictions by VoucherCodes and the Centre for Retail Research (CRR).
Online spending alone is expected to reach £1.15 billion, up 15 per cent on 2016, when Argos recorded its biggest-ever day of sales and John Lewis had its biggest week for sales in its 153-year history.
In Redditch bargain hunters are in luck as the Kingfisher Shopping Centre is dishing out plenty of discounts for Black Friday.
Black Friday - considered the beginning of the busy Christmas shopping period – marks a day of huge retailer discounts.
For more on Kingfisher opening times and all offers, have a look here https://www.kingfishershopping.co.uk/news-and-events/news/black-friday.html
Many major retailers including Amazon, Argos, Currys and AO.com, have already started their Black Friday events.
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