Numbers of UK Boxing Day Shoppers 41 Percent Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, Figures Show

Shoppers in Covent Garden, London, on Dec. 27, 2021. Dominic Lipinski/PA

The numbers of in-person Boxing Day shoppers fell to almost half of pre-pandemic levels.

Footfall at shopping sites across the UK on Boxing Day was 41 percent below the 2019 level, data from industry analyst Springboard shows.