Thousands braved the near-freezing
conditions overnight to queue outside stores from Newcastle to
Birmingham to beat other shoppers to the biggest discounts.
However some of the best deals had already
sold out before much of the UK AND USA had even woken up this morning, with
retailers starting their offers overnight.
More than £2billion will be spent on
internet stores alone, with shoppers expected to part with £12.7million
every minute on everything from clothing to cosmetics.
Amazon, together with Debenhams, House of
Fraser, Argos, Currys PC World and many others have been running sales
all this week with plans to step up the discounts today, promising
savings of 50 per cent.
Early-morning Black Friday shoppers in Newcastle battle it out in the electronics isle of a Tesco shortly after it
opened its doors at 6am.
