Boxing Day shopper numbers up on last year
The UK National Preliminary figures showed that the number of shoppers were up year-on-year by +12.5% for Boxing Day versus Boxing Day last year
It was a boxing day bonanza as there were 12.5 per cent more shoppers compared with Boxing day last year. There are more shopping centres opening compared to previous years and centres that won’t have opened on Boxing day may be feeling like they are losing out on share of the consumers wallet.
With discounts of up to 75% and 90% consumers this year have been holding on to their cash to spend on bigger more expensive gifts at the right price for them and in this current economic financial constraints, the desire for bargain hunting becomes coupled with the necessity to do so.
Although the under pressure retailers on the high street have lured shoppers into their stores with heavy discounts, it remains to be seen if the takings will be enough this year to see them through this difficult period as we see the sector suffering from a series of high-profile collapses. With more shopping centres yet to open and some retailers to launch their ‘official’ post Christmas sales today (27th December 2008) there is every expectation that the remainder of the week can be busy.
