This Boxing Day, shoppers may find many stores closed for the Christmas period. While online shopping remains an option, several major retailers, including Aldi, Lidl, M&S, Home Bargains, and Poundland, will keep their doors shut on December 26 to allow their staff a well-deserved break. However, supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons will operate with reduced hours.
Primark and Matalan are planning to open on December 26, while John Lewis will mostly close its stores except for the Westfield Stratford City and Manchester Trafford Centre branches, which will be open for business.
To avoid disappointment, it is advisable to check the opening hours of any store before visiting.
According to research by VoucherCodes.co.uk, Brits are projected to spend £3.81 billion on Boxing Day, marking a 2.2% increase from last year and reaching the highest spending level since 2021. The following day, Saturday 27th, is expected to see the second-highest sales at £3.48 billion, up 4.9% from the previous year, before dropping to £1.02 billion on New Year’s Eve.
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