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Retailers hoping for record Black Friday sales

Retailers are still hoping to clock up record Black Friday sales despite a slow start to the heavily discounted shopping day.

Millions of consumers are set to spend their way to the UK's first £1 billion online shopping day today as retailers hope for a repeat of last year's bargain frenzy.

Retailers made cut-price deals available online from midnight and many spent the night preparing to open their doors early to customers desperate to snap up discounted stock, ranging from televisions to toothbrushes.

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Shoppers queue outside Tesco for Black Friday bargains

Shoppers have been queuing outside Tesco stores in the hope of grabbing some Black Friday bargains.

Shoppers queue outside a Tesco store in north London. Credit: Nick Dixon/Twitter

Initial indications were that customers were remaining orderly, with little sign of the chaos seen last year.

In some places there were more security guards than people queuing, with staff telling shoppers there was no need for a "massive rush".

Customers at Tesco get their hands on discount televisions. Credit: Lizzie Robinson/Twitter

A number of major stores opened at midnight, with others keeping bargain hunters waiting until at least 5am.

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