Covid pandemic has accelerated shift to home shopping, says Centre for Retail Research

Shoppers are expected to spend 27% less than last year in the Boxing Day sales as many high streets around the country remain closed.

A total of £3.2bn is still expected to be rung up by retailers in the UK, but more than half of that will go online, according to a report by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) compiled for Vouchercodes.

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