UK shoppers sheltered at home on Thursday, with the numbers hitting post-Christm...
Shoppers on Oxford Street during Boxing Day sales in central London, Britain, December 26, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Footfall up to 12 p.m. on Dec. 26, known in Britain as Boxing Day and a key date for retailers, was down 10.6% compared with the same period a year ago, market research company Springboard said, adding that bad weather had deterred shoppers. Black Friday sales in November and a growing number of people shopping online have reduced Boxing Day footfall in recent years.
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