Boxing Day
consumers improve as influx increases
key purpose" in the 2021
recovSpringboard said Covid was a "ery as the Omicron variance began
began to spread and there
were some restrictions in the region.
The company brought that
superior climate in some areas tempted buyers.
But the numbers are still
well below 2019 and people are expected
to spend much less due to the higher costof living.
e
Th influx is down almost 20
%
compared to Boxing Day three years ago before the Covid hit.
But the increase in last year's figure
line with the first
Christmas without formal Covid-19 restrictions an
d
without rail strikes," Springboard's retail professionals said.
It brought that the number of shoppers this year has also been boosted
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