Drop in Boxing Day footfall ‘signals return to declining pre-pandemic levels’

A shopper on Oxford Street, London (PA) - (PA Wire)

The slump in the number of people heading to the shops during Boxing Day sales signals a return to declining pre-pandemic levels, an analyst has said.

Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.6% from last year across all UK retail destinations up until 8pm, MRI Software’s OnLocation Footfall Index found.