Last year, sales on Boxing Day were about 1% ahead of the year before in an unexpected uplift,said Barclaycard. “We are always very pleasantly surprised how strong Boxing Day and the following days remain every year. “Christmas Day could be the biggest ever for online shopping but Boxing Day is about seeing what’s out there in the shops. The US-inspired Black Friday in late November is now thought to be a bigger day in terms of total sales than Boxing Day. The emphasis on the Boxing Day shopping trip is lower.”

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 18:00 UTC