The January sales are a legendary time amongst shoppers, a time when people will get up early despite the post-Christmas fatigue and queue up outside a shop to get in line for the best deals. Are the January sales still as popular though? And will most items be in the sales?

You can still get some amazing bargains in the sales during January. Retailers want to shift stock after Christmas, during the month when most people will not be able to afford to shop much. However, you should also remember that many sales takes place leading up to Christmas and you may actually get some lower prices during these. Keep an eye out in major high street shops and look at their websites to see what the sales are looking like.

Many people also now shop online, which is changing the environment of the January sales. Fewer people need to queue up outside, as they can access deals from their computers.