Christmas Day online sales & Deals 2k17

A record £895million is expected to be spent online on Christmas Day – up 11 per cent on last year
Store spending set to pass £105million as 1.5million shoppers spend at record number of convenience stores
Seventeen million splashed out on ‘Super Saturday’ – capping Britain’s busiest ever week before Christmas

Christmas Day online sales & Deals Shoppers across the country hit the high street in a frenzy of panic buying on Sunday as Christmas Day online sales were predicted to break £1billion for the first time.

Tomorrow a record £1million-a-minute is expected to be spent amid 88 per cent discounts.

Cyber spending will rocket four times higher than an average day, with 11 million bargain-hunters – one in five adults – shopping online, spending trends show.

A record £895million is expected to be spent online on Christmas Day online sales & Deals – up 11 per cent on last year – as sales start today or tomorrow online, according to a Centre for Retail Research study for VoucherCodes, based on interviews with 80 major UK retailers and 1,000 shoppers.

It works out at £932,000-a-minute over the 16 hours most are awake on Christmas Day.

Store spending on Christmas Day is set to pass £105million as 1.5million shoppers spend at a record number of convenience stores and garages opening on December 25.

Christmas Day online spending will peak at 10am as cash gifts and vouchers are opened, and 6pm before big evening TV shows, experts say.

Consumer electronics will be popular purchases, analysts say. Amazon expects movies and music downloads to be big sellers.

Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre for Retail Research, said: ‘It looks like the first ever £1billion Christmas Day. The day is getting stronger every year for online spending.

‘Shoppers want the bargains retailers make available when post-Christmas sales start early online.’

Argos, Amazon and Currys deals – Best Christmas sales and biggest offers REVEALED

ARGOS, Amazon and Currys DEALS REVEALED: Best prices for Echo speakers, MacBook laptops and consoles including the the Nintendo Switch. Here’s all the biggest and best offers ahead of Christmas.

Christmas is just a couple days away and, if you are looking for some last minute gifts, there’s plenty of decent deals on the high street.

All the major retailers including Amazon, Argos and Currys have slashed prices ahead of the festive period with a swathe of deals on top technology and gaming.

There’s money-off Amazon’s award-winning Echo speaker as well as price cuts to the Echo Dot, Echo Show and Fire TV Stick.

Other bargains include discounts on Sonos speakers, Surface tablets, the Google Home and Fitbit fitness trackers.

Gamers can also pick up Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch consoles from under £200 – some of the lowest prices ever.

So, if you’re after a last-minute bargain here’s all the best deals from Argos, Currys and Amazon.

All-new Amazon Echo • £69.99 – SAVING £20
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Amazon Echo Dot • £34.99 – SAVING £15
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Echo Show • £129.99 – SAVING £70
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Fire TV Stick • £29.99 – SAVING £10
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Fire HD 8 Tablet • £49.99 – SAVING £30
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Microsoft Surface Pro • £619 – SAVING £330
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JBL Charge 3 Portable Bluetooth Wireless Speaker • £99 – SAVING £50.99
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BEATS Studio Wireless Headphones • £199 – SAVING £100
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SONOS PLAY:1 • £149 – SAVING £31
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SONY EXTRA BASS SRS-XB40 speaker • £129 – SAVING £70.99
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SONY PlayStation 4 Slim & Star Wars Battlefront 2 • £229.99 – LOW PRICE
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FITBIT Charge 2 • £124.99 – SAVING £35
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Fitbit Alta HR Fitness Small Wristband • £99.99 – SAVING £30
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GoPro HERO5 Session • £199 – SAVING £45
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Google Home • £89 – NEW LOW PRICE
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PS4 owners can grab big savings on hundreds of games and DLC as part of Sony’s PlayStation Christmas sale.

Sony has slashed the price of more than 500 games and add-ons across the PS4, PS3 and PlayStation Vita.

This includes high profile new releases like Star Wars Battlefront 2, Assassin’s Creed Origins and FIFA 18.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is down to just £29.99, which represents a 50% saving. FIFA 18 is available at the same price, while Assassin’s Creed Origins costs £36.99.

PS4 owners can also make big savings on the likes of Persona 5, Call of Duty WW2 and GTA 5.

The sale ends on January 19, although some offers will expire earlier.

The PS Plus January 2018 games lineup will be available to download a week later on January 2.

There’s no word on what will headline the January 2018 PS Plus lineup, although games often leak before the big announcement.