Black Friday record rush expected as price rises loom

Retailers' websites are gearing up for the strain of Black Friday amid a warning it could be the last to offer true value to UK shoppers because of the weakening pound. There have been days of discounting ahead of the main event - which is expected to result in a record £2bn UK spend over 24 hours. John Lewis was one of the high-profile names in 2015 to suffer a service outage amid record traffic to its site.