THOSE looking to bag a bargain today as Black Friday fever rips through Redditch now have even longer to do so as shops in the Kingfisher extend their opening hours.
A wide variety of stores have special short-term offers to entice shoppers and have decided to give those seeking a good deal extra time to do so.
The following Redditch shops will have different opening hours:
Game will be open from 8am until late
HMV will be open from 9am until 8pm
Boots will be open from 9am until 6pm
Superdrug will be open from 8am until 8pm,
Primark will be open 8am until 8pm
Debenhams will be open from 8am until 9pm
Bags ETC will be open 8am until 6pm,
H Samuel will be open 8am until 6pm
Next will be open 8am until 7pm on Friday and 8am until 6.30pm on Saturday.
New Look will be open 9am until 6pm on Friday and Saturday
Expect to see some savings from these particular stores:
Trespass: Up to 70 per cent off selected items
The Entertainer: Up to 70 per cent off
The Body Shop: 40 per cent off on selected items
Next: Up to 70 per cent off on selected lines.
Debenhams: Half price deals every day this week
The Perfume Shop: 20 per cent off every second item bought
Coneys: 20 per cent off across the store
New Look: 25 per cent off everything
Select: 50 per cent off on selected lines across the store
Jack and Jones: 25 per cent off all full priced items across the store.
tReds: 20 per cent off across the store
River Island: 20 per cent off when you spend over £75 or more on womens, mens and kids.
Smiggle: 30 per cent off Christmas presents
F Hinds: 15 per cent off everything
HMV: Up to 50 per cent off
Tips for staying safe online
People avoiding the shops and shopping online will also be in search of a good deal may also save some money on their Christmas shopping – but they are warned to be wary too.
Record numbers of people will be shopping online and cyber-crime is likely to be rife. Cyber criminals are expected to steal more than £18.5million over the period, according to statistics released by comparethemarket.com
Their methods include hacking into devices using insecure WiFi networks, phishing emails and infected websites.
Stephen Wright, General Manager of the National Cyber Skills Centre, said: “Black Friday has become Britain’s biggest shopping day.
“Unfortunately, it means consumers are often targeted by criminals but there are things that you can do to prevent online fraud.
“Much of the advice we give to businesses attending courses at the National Cyber Skills Centre also applies in the personal lives of their employees.
“As we all get more connected there is a blurring of our lives between home, commuting and work.”
Dr Ken Pollock, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economy and Infrastructure, said: “We aim to be the ‘go-to’ county for businesses looking for cyber support and we are already leading the way at the National Cyber Skills Centre.
“The work being done at the Cyber Skills Centre is helping businesses and individuals in the County to protect themselves from cyber-attacks. We all need to be extra vigilant on Black Friday when spending money online.”