Black Friday fever has spread across the world with carnage breaking out in stores and shoppers clambering over each other to snap up deals.
Scuffles broke out amid chaotic scenes at one store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where crowds of bargain hunters scrambled to get their hands on cheap televisions.
Footage purportedly taken this morning also shows frantic shoppers storming into shops in South Africa.
The clip was reportedly captured at 'game' in Baywest Mall, Port Elizabeth, as its metal shutters were opened for the day.
A separate video shot at an unknown location in South Africa shows an armed guard patrolling a mall as crowds descend on a shop. A man can be seen desperately trying to beat queues by scrambling over a metal barrier.
In Barakaldo, near Bilbao, Spain, long queues were pictured outside a department store advertising Black Friday deals.
Bargain hunters: There were chaotic scenes as shoppers made a frantic dash for discounted televisions at a department store in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Desperate shoppers in Sao Paulo, Brazil scrambled to get their hands on discounted televisions with scuffles breaking out as people grabbed boxes
Footage purportedly taken this morning shows shoppers storming into shops in South Africa on the hunt for discounted goods
Separate footage, believed to have been captured in South Africa this morning, showed people clambering over shopping trolleys to beat queues streaming into a 'game' store
A separate video believed to have been captured at an unknown location in South Africa shows an armed guard (left) patrolling a mall as crowds descend on a shop. A man can be seen desperately trying to beat queues by scrambling over a metal barrier (right)
Form an orderly queue: This was the scene as shoppers in Bilbao, Spain waited to take advantage of Black Friday sales today
There was Black Friday disruption elsewhere in Spain, when Workers at Amazon's biggest logistics centre in the country went on strike.
Employees at Amazon's San Fernando de Henares facility near Madrid have been demanding better wages and work conditions for months and have already staged several strikes this year. It was unclear exactly how many employees had stopped work.
Ana Berceruelo of the CCOO union told AFP the centre, which prepares packages for clients in Spain and other European countries, 'is at a complete standstill. Lorries are not entering, nor are they leaving.'
But in a statement, Amazon said 'the majority of workers on the morning shift' were working and processing orders.
Meanwhile, Black Friday sales brought thousands of bargain hunters into shops around Australia, with many hoping to catch the best deals. Eager shoppers were pictured lining the corners of designer stores Gucci and Burberry, in Sydney.
Keep cool and carry on: A member of staff was pictured trying to calm crowds as he stood on a display in a shop in Sao Paulo on Black Friday
The knock-down Black Friday prices sparked a frantic rush among shoppers at this store in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Carnage: There was chaos as shoppers scuffled over bargain television during a Black Friday sale at a supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shoppers could be seen fleeing in terror as shots rang out an Alabama mall prior to Black Friday shopping, leaving one teen dead and two others, including a 12-year-old girl, injured
In the US, a teenager was killed and two others injured following a shooting at an Alabama shopping centre prior to Black Friday shopping.
Authorities say the shooting happened about 9.30pm local time on Thursday at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, a nearby suburb of Birmingham.
Police say a fight between two teenagers, including an 18-year-old, resulted in an exchange of gunfire. One teenager fled but was confronted by two Hoover police officers.
Captain Gregg Rector said at a news conference that a Hoover officer 'did engage that individual, shot him and he is dead on the scene'.
Bargain hunters crowded outside the entrance to this Nike sportswear store in Thessaloniki, Greece ahead of its Black Friday opening
Shoppers were seen standing in a long queue as they waited to shop at department stores in the Woodmead Value mart during Black Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa today
Employees of the luxurious fashion label Gucci were seen handing out bottles of water to the consumers as they braced sweltering and windy conditions to purchase the designer goods at Gucci in Sydney, Australia
Black Friday follows America's Thanksgiving holiday and marks the launch of the Christmas shopping season
The second teenager was taken to hospital and is in a serious condition. Police said a 12-year-old girl also struck by gunfire was in hospital.
Black Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday, was so named because spending in the United States would surge and retailers would traditionally begin to turn a profit for the year - moving from the red into the black. It falls on November 23 this year.
The Black Friday concept still divides opinion.
Supporters say carefully planned, targeted promotions in close co-operation with global suppliers allow retailers to achieve a sales boost while still maintaining profit margins.
British shoppers also got in on the act this morning, with shoppers in Tesco Newcastle taking advantage of deals on televisions (pictured)
Bargain hunters who headed straight to the electronics aisle at Tesco in Newcastle this morning to buy an Xbox were left disappointed when it appeared only six games were on sale
There were some early-morning Black Friday shoppers battling for deals first thing today, as shown in Newcastle at a Tesco, shortly after it opened its doors at 5am
Thousands braved the near-freezing conditions overnight to queue outside stores up and down the country, including Tesco in Newcastle, to beat other shoppers to the biggest discounts
Early-morning risers queue outside Foot Locker in Birmingham's main shopping centre, the Bullring, which is set for an incredibly busy day
Naysayers argue the discounts suck forward Christmas sales that could otherwise be made at full price and can dampen business in subsequent weeks.
Meanwhile, Britain's retailers are hoping Black Friday discounts will get shoppers spending again after a torrid year for much of the sector.
A string of store groups have gone out of business or announced shop closures this year as they battle subdued consumer spending, rising labour costs, higher business property taxes, growing online competition and uncertainty over Brexit.
Toys R Us UK, Maplin and Poundworld have all gone bust, while Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Mothercare and House of Fraser are between them shutting hundreds of stores.
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