Millions of bargain-hunters will splurge £1.65billion on Saturday, making it the biggest shopping day of the year. Stores have slashed prices by up to 66%, the kind of cuts not usually seen until Boxing Day.
Many are staying open longer, with 11 Primark stores not closing until 11pm. Malls such as the Trafford Centre in Manchester and Westfield in East London will be trading until 9pm.
Experts say almost 12 million shoppers will be out, spending £2.5 million a minute. Prof Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre for Retail Research, said: “People haven’t really had a chance to plan properly for Christmas because of the changing scenarios over the last three months. “Saturday is all about serious shopping, not browsing.” Asda has beefed
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