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Bargain hunters were out in force today as Black Friday sales fever gripped shoppers around the country.
Fights broke out in parts of the country as people battled to get their hands on TVs and Christmas presents at knock-down prices.
Asda at Merry Hill precinct were slashing the prices of hundreds of electrical items as shoppers looked for cut-price Christmas presents.
Some had been there since 6.30am ahead of the store's opening at 8am.
Staff initially allowed the first 10 people in the queue into a sectioned-off area of the supermarket and then operated a one-in-one-out system.
Glenda Jukes of Brierley Hill was first in the queue.
She said: "If you're saving £200 to £300 then it's worth getting up for."
Almost half of UK shoppers (47%) say they intend to buy a Black Friday deal, according to retail analysts Verdict.
Visa Europe predicts that £518 million will be spent on its cards today, making it the biggest day for e-commerce in UK history.
It estimates that online transactions will top 8.5 million today alone, up 22% on 2013.
However it also expects Black Friday to be followed by £500 million spent online on Monday, meaning the UK will shop its way to a £1.7 billion "cyber weekend" with a predicted record 31 million online transactions.
The Express & Star was at Merry Hill today to see the shopping spectacle
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