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How to survive the Black Friday madness, Round-up of the Black Friday deals, Sales bonanza is unprofitable

It’s less than one week to go to Black Friday, and this year’s shopping event is set to be the biggest yet – if this chart is anything to go by.

Shoppers appear to be gearing up, with UK retail sales dropping steeply in October.

Some retailers have already revealed a selection of their offers. Here’s a round-up of the Black Friday deals we’ve seen so far.

third of retailers are saying the sales bonanza is unprofitable – although the chief executive at Shop Direct was keen to say why he can’t wait.

If you are intending to brave the hordes, this game-slash-advert might just give you some tips for how to survive the Black Friday madness.

Have you started thinking about your Christmas wish list yet? Here’s one for consideration – the new iPad Pro. We think Apple’s ridiculously massive tablet is the greatest iOS device they’ve ever made. Here’s why. But maybe wait for the Cupertino company to fix this bug first.

 

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