Rachel ClunBusiness reporter
Reuters
An evening surge in shoppers keen on Boxing Day bargains drove a decade-high increase in footfall for the annual sales, figures suggest.
It was up by 4.4% across all UK retail destinations including high streets and shopping centres compared to the same day last year, according to data from MRI Software.
Footfall also remained strong on Saturday, and MRI anticipated the strong post-Christmas shopping momentum to continue into the new year.
But higher footfall does not necessarily translate into higher spending, and Barclays has forecast that consumers would spend £1bn less on this year’s Boxing Day deals.
MRI counts footfall in more than 660 retail locations across the UK and retail analyst Jenni Matthews said that as the day progre
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