Boxing Day sales: Footfall slumps as bad weather hits UK
Black Friday discounts and bad weather have been blamed for a decline in Boxing Day shoppers, with retail analysts reporting a fall in the number of people heading for the sales.
Springboard, which analyses customer activity in stores, said footfall up until midday had seen the largest decline since 2010, dropping by 10.6%.But there were still queues for some shops from as early as 04:30 GMT. The footfall figures were the largest decline of any year since data was first published by Springboard 10 years ago. The retail data analyst examines information from UK High Street and shopping centre cameras.
Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said the final figures might improve but they are still likely to be substantially down on last year. She said many consumers were still celebrating Christmas with their family on Boxing Day, while the rainy weather, online shopping and increased Black Friday spending were also possible factors for the drop in footfall.Image copyrightSome bargain-hunters did brave the rain, with some shoppers on London's Oxford Street waiting for stores to open at 9am.As the doors to Next opened in Liverpool at 06:00 GMT, more than 150 people were waiting outside the store.
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