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Top Shot – Customers line up outside Selfridges department store ahead of the Boxing Day sale. … [+]<\/span> Central London on December 26, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/fbs-accordion>AFP via Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n British retailers saw a 50% increase in store traffic for annual Boxing Day sales compared to 2021, according to shopper tracking agency Springboard.<\/p>\n Despite this increase, the number of bars remained 30.5% below 2019 levels.<\/p>\n Last year’s Boxing Day sales were subdued as coronavirus Omnicron stock forced more shoppers to stay home.<\/p>\n \u201cCalm, sunny weather is encouraging gait and will no doubt encourage consumer outings. It provides real reason to be optimistic among retailers.<\/p>\n On 27 December, despite being a traditional discount shopping day in the UK, this optimism was fueled by retailer visits as Springboard announced a further 36.6% increase compared to Boxing Day. further increased the number.<\/p>\n Sadly for retailers, this level remains 25% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019.<\/p>\n However, many retailers expected deals to deteriorate due to the cost of living crisis and continued disruptions caused by transport and logistics strikes in the UK.<\/p>\n While the news is encouraging for retailers, Springboard said the shopping surge could be a “last hooray” before belts tighten in January as energy bills arrive and the cost of living crisis continues. He sounded a word of warning in the belief that there was sexuality.<\/p>\n That’s according to a Barclaycard survey, where the average person is expected to spend \u00a3229 on post-Christmas sales, \u00a318 less than last year.<\/p>\n Through a survey of 2,000 potential shoppers, a credit card company found that 42% were cutting back on spending, with rising costs of living being a key factor in decision making.<\/p>\n However, 30% say they’ve been holding back on rewarding themselves, family and friends in the past few months and will use post-Christmas sales to make up for it.<\/p>\n Harshna Cayley, Head of Online Payments, Barclaycard Payments, said: That being said, retailers can have confidence in knowing that shoppers are still planning to take full advantage of the deals and discounts on offer. “<\/p>\n The full results of the critical Christmas period will be revealed in the coming weeks. Some industry experts fear a wave of high-street retailers will enter control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n