BOXING Day bargain-hunter numbers were down on past years yesterday but average spending was up — as millions more logged in to shop from home.
Brits will each spend a record £247 in the sales compared to £162 last year and £186 pre-pandemic, experts say, as they chase deals up to 70 per cent off.
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Thousands defied Covid to queue up outside stores across the UK but footfall was 35 per cent down on 2019 — and almost double that in London.
Retail parks saw shopper numbers halved.
Barclaycard reckons £2.5billion will be spent in shops and £1.4billion online.
Among those hitting shops in search of bargains was Rachel Whitenstall, 26, from Jarrow, South Tyneside.
She said: “It’s nice to see people out and about and it’s a lot better than buying online.”
In Manchester, Dare Fawale, 34, said: “Given Covid, it’s been quite busy.”
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