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.
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 ·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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