FEMAIL reveals the best of the offers online as Debenhams cuts up to 70% off online items

The pubs may be calling time at 10pm across much of the UK in the run up to Christmas but shopping may be an alternative option for night owls, as some high street stores say they’ll open until midnight in a bid to try and woo people to shop in person this yuletide, rather than online.  

H&M told FEMAIL that many of its UK stores are offering shop-only deals in the busy festive period, meaning you can only snap up the brand’s best bargains if you make the effort to visit a store. 

Indeed, while ‘sale’ signs were being unfurled at branches following the end of lockdown this morning, there is little sign of the same deals being made available on the H&M website. 

M&S has announced it will install ‘magic makers’ – festive customer service staff – in stores in a bid to reassure shoppers in the run up to Christmas

Mango too has up to 50 per cent off clothes in store but isn’t offering the same deals when you log on to the Spanish brand’s website. 

At M&S, there are plenty of deals to be found online but the high street giant is hoping to woo people back through its doors too, offering a raft of enticing shop-only experiences. 

Over 400 branches will stay open as late as midnight in the last few days before Christmas, with M&S also investing in a team of ‘magic makers’ around stores to ensure customer service is top-notch when customers return.

There’s also bookable shopping slots and the M&S Mobile Pay Go app, which aims to help people beat the traditional festive queues.  

Sacha Berendji, M&S’s Retail, Operations & Property Director said: ‘In addition to our extensive hygiene measures, we’re offering our longest-ever opening hours and important new services like ‘Sparks Book and Shop’, whilst still delivering the festive feeling and inspiration customers are after in our shops.’

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