Bargain-hunting Brits to spend £1.9billion online shopping today as High Street suffers
SOME £1.9billion will be spent online today in possibly Britain’s biggest net shopping day.
Experts are expecting around 15million bargain-hunters to swamp websites this Boxing Day.
The spending spree could be four times bigger than an average day’s outlay and could edge ahead of the Black Friday record.
The online bonanza works out at £1.9million per minute over the 16 hours people are awake.
But high streets, with most closed due to Covid-19 regulations, will have their worst Boxing Day for 20 years.
Tier 4 has shuttered non-essential shops with Boris Johnson telling people to avoid Boxing Day crowds.
How to compare prices to get the best deal
JUST because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn't mean it's always a good deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that'll check prices for you - so don't be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
Here are some that we recommend:
- is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
- logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
- is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers. All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
- only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.
In areas placed in Tier 4 restrictions, all non-essential shops must remain closed.
This includes shops that primarily sell clothing, toys and homeware - but stores supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential retailers can stay open.
As a result of the restrictions, store spending is likely to fall by 56% on last year.
However, those who can still go to the shops today have been queuing since 4am to get their hands on a bargain.
Though Brits could part with a total of £3.2billion, the store value will be around £1.4billion of that, a VoucherCodes.co.uk study with the Centre for Retail Research showed.
Some retailers, including Asda and almost all John Lewis shops, will stay shut on Boxing Day.
Yet more than a million-plus retail site visits are still expected.
And with stores stuck with an unsold stock mountain after lockdowns this year, they have to slash prices to try to clear it.
We've rounded up the best Boxing Day deals here, from stores including Amazon, Boots, Argos and more.
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We've rounded up everything you need to know about the supermarket Christmas and New Year hours here.
It comes as Tesco’s boss urges shoppers to visit stores alone to help reduce queues in a reminder on COVID supermarket rules.
We’ve also explained which businesses and non-essential shops are able to open in Tier 4.
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