Shops will enjoy an increase of 3% in footfall on Boxing Day compared to last year, according to the British Council of Shopping Centres.
As Boxing Day falls on a Saturday this year it will help with shopper numbers, figures produced by the BCSC and retail intelligence firm Footfall show.
Steve Richardson, UK regional director at FootFall, said: “With Boxing Day falling on a Saturday, this means for most an extended Christmas break with the extra bank holiday on Monday 28 December.
“We anticipate the extra day will motivate shoppers to use this additional day off to seek out further bargains, spend Christmas vouchers and even return or exchange unwanted Christmas gifts, causing shopper traffic to rise 3% year-on-year on Boxing Day.
“In fact, we anticipate footfall across the Christmas weekend to continue to rise, with retail parks and town centres set to rise 7% and 5.8% year-on-year respectively on Sunday,” Richardson added.
