Triplemarkets™ -Millions hit the high street for Boxing Day sales •Millions of shoppers will hit the high street today to grab a bargain in the Boxing Day sales. •Department stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and House of Fraser are offering designer goods at a fraction of their usual price. •While both Next and Marks & Spencer have discounts of up to 50% on sale items. •Tesco Direct said it expected online shopping to peak at 11am with predicted sales of more than 5,000 televisions and more than 2,000 games consoles. •Asda expecting more than two million shoppers through its doors. •Westfield director Myf Ryan was also braced for an exceptionally busy day. Last year we had queues out of the door on Boxing Day by 5am, he said. •For those who prefer to do your shopping from the comfort of their own home, online shoppers are expected to spend spend £748 million today - £519,000 a minute. •An online survey found more than a third of Brits (34%) have brought Christmas presents for people during the post-Christmas sales. •While more than one in seven (17%) admitted buying presents in the sales as they were not seeing family until after Christmas....
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 16:28:36 +0000