Birmingham Black Friday a washout - with the only place with queues being Greggs

It looks like this year's Black Friday sales have been a washout - with one shopping centre so dead the only place with a queue was Greggs.

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Santa Dave was barred from The Bullring shopping centre

Shops at the Bullring in Birmingham, West Mids, had opened early as staff anticipated a rush of eager shoppers.

But they were left twiddling their thumbs as just a handful of customers milled around the three-floor shopping centre.

The Bullring, which usually opens at 10am, opened three hours early this morning - but it seemed shoppers would rather stay in bed and bag their Black Friday bargains online.

By Mike Jones