Boxing Day spending predicted to be higher than last year
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Boxing Day spending predicted to be higher than last year
A retail expert says Boxing Day spending is forecasted to be up 3.2% higher this year compared to last year.
As shoppers make the most of Boxing Day sales in Oxford Street, London, Nathan Parsad-Wyatt adds, "online retail has its place, but nothing beats actually being here in the West End on a day like today".
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Hundreds gathered outside the store on Oxford Street hoping to be the first shoppers to enter London's newest Ikea.
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