British spending to hit £451,000 a minute as Christmas sales continue
CONSUMERS are set to continue a record shopping spree tomorrow as Brits hunt for Christmas bargains.
Retailers are expecting Cyber Monday to cap the UK's biggest shopping weekend of the year.
According to trade body IMRG and credit experts Experian, spending could hit £650million, equivalent to £451,000 per minute, driven by online sales.
Argos is predicting more than five million visits to its website and apps tomorrow.
Last week's Black Friday is expected to have netted retailers £556million.
Overall it is expected that UK shoppers will spend a record £74.3billion in the run-up to Christmas, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
It is forecast that festive online sales will grow by 19.5% to £17.4billion.
