At lower levels, the movement in the British market on Boxing Day…

By Thanasis Gavou

The number of consumers who went to the markets of British cities to take advantage of the traditional sales on Boxing Day, the second day of Christmas, was higher this year than last year, but smaller of the corresponding days before the pandemic.

Specifically, according to data from the consumer movement analysis company Springboard, yesterday stores of all types of retail 50.1% more citizens visited compared to December 26, 2021.

On the large shopping streets, the corresponding traffic was increased by 59.4%, in shopping centers by 46.6% and in retail parks by 33.7%.

In the central london the number of consumers more than doubled compared to last year, recording an increase of 139.2%.

At this time last year, shops selling non-essential items remained closed in areas of Britain with a high number of coronavirus cases.

However, compared to Boxing Day 2019, the last before the pandemic, retail traffic was down 30.5% yesterday.

In central London this difference was somewhat smaller, i.e. 22.5%.

The reduced traffic compared to 2019 is now attributed not to the pandemic but to the punctuality crisis.

In the days before Christmas, the traffic was reduced by 23% compared to last year, as in addition to the economic difficulties faced by many households, the train strikes and the cold weather prevailing in the country were the factors inhibiting the consumer movement.

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