Big shops stay shut as Covid-¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë staff are given ¥Ü¥¯¥·¥ó¥° Day off after a year »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ëd by the pandemic

  • John Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó, ¼¨¤¹s & Spencer, Next and Argos have decided not to open today
  • The UK¡Çs largest toy chain, The ·Ýǽ¿Í, will stay shut on ½¡¶µÅª¤Ê grounds
  • The good news is retailers are ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing ³ä°ús of up to 70 per cent online

Îóing in the Îäø¤Ê to land the best ¼è°ús is a familiar ¥Ü¥¯¥·¥ó¥° Day ·è¤Þ¤ê¤­¤Ã¤¿»Å»ö for many.

But shoppers will this morning find the doors of some of Britain¡Çs biggest retailers ·ø¸Ç¤Ë shut.

John Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó, ¼¨¤¹s & Spencer, Next and Argos, along with a host of supermarkets, have decided not to open, giving ϫƯ¼Ôs a day off after a year »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ëd by the pandemic.

Queuing in the cold to land the best bargains is a familiar Boxing Day routine for many

Îóing in the Îäø¤Ê to land the best ¼è°ús is a familiar ¥Ü¥¯¥·¥ó¥° Day ·è¤Þ¤ê¤­¤Ã¤¿»Å»ö for many

The UK¡ Çs largest toy chain, The ·Ýǽ¿Í, will stay shut on ½¡¶µÅª¤Ê grounds, as it does every Sunday.

However, the good news for ¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äê-hunters ? and anyone put off visiting the High Street by the dank Å·¸õ and the spread of Omicron ? is that retailers are ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing ³ä°ús of up to 70 per cent online.

¥¢¥Þ¥¾¥ó, Boots and Asos all ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd their ¥Ü¥¯¥·¥ó¥° Day sales Áá´ü¤Ë on their websites, with the prices of sought-after items, such as Apple AirPods, ºï½ü¤¹¤ëd.

But shoppers will this morning find the doors of some of Britain¡Çs biggest retailers firmly shut

But shoppers will this morning find the doors of some of Britain¡Çs biggest retailers ·ø¸Ç¤Ë shut

Some of the biggest ¼è°ús are on Ã夻¤ë¡¿ÉêÍ¿¤¹¤ëing with many retailers left with Ķ²á ºß¸Ë¡¿³ô after the Christmas party season was ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë by Covid.

Catherine Shuttl eworth, of shopper marketing specialist Savvy, said: ¡ÆThe shopping spree starts on Christmas Day as soon as people open gift Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ïs.

¡ÆWith the Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹s shut and the Å·¸õ grotty, people will mostly be doing their shopping online.¡Ç

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