«Breaking News» Bargain hunters to spend £1bn on Christmas Day for the first time as Boxing Day sales get underway

Struggling high street giants are launching their Boxing Day sales today – two days early – after the mild weather spelled disaster for retailers.

The Christmas Eve discounts come amid predictions bargain hunters will spend over £1billion on Christmas Day itself for the first time.

Stores triggering markdowns today include John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser and Currys PC World.

The Christmas Eve discounts come amid predictions bargain hunters will spend over £1billion on Christmas Day itself for the first time [File photo]

They join Debenhams, which launched its Boxing Day sale even earlier – on December 23.

A warmer than usual autumn and December has been a disaster for fashion stores and websites, who are slashing up to 80 per cent off the prices of winter items such as woollens, coats and gloves.

Now other products including TVs, household appliances, laptops and furniture are being added to the sales frenzy with savings of up to £600 on some goods.

The early Boxing Day sales come after stores launched a wave of unprecedented pre-Christmas sales at the weekend in a final bid for shoppers.

The rise of online sales shopping at Christmas comes at the end of the toughest year for retailers in a decade due to falling sales, and spiralling business rates and staff costs. 

With Christmas traditions such as watching a family film being pushed aside by millions browsing for deals on smartphones, retailers are taking advantage where they can.

Debenhams is offering up to 50 per cent off many items and Marks & Spencer starts what it calls its ‘biggest sale of the year’ online at 5pm today [File photo]

The Centre for Retail Research predicts online spending on Christmas Day will rise from £895million last year to more than £1billion tomorrow.

Spending is expected to peak at 11am, after gifts – and gift vouchers – have been opened, and again at 5pm.

John Lewis launches its Boxing Day sale online at 5pm today, with offers including a 50 per cent off duvets, curtains, towels, TVs, laptops and kitchen equipment.

Currys PC World begins its sale at 7pm today with up to £600 off some fridge freezers.

House of Fraser cut prices in the run up to Christmas, but launches its ‘Big Boxing Day’ sale today with savings of up to 70 per cent.

Debenhams is offering up to 50 per cent off many items and Marks & Spencer starts what it calls its ‘biggest sale of the year’ online at 5pm today.  

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Main photo article Struggling high street giants are launching their Boxing Day sales today – two days early – after the mild weather spelled disaster for retailers.
The Christmas Eve discounts come amid predictions bargain hunters will spend over £1billion on Christmas Day itself for the first time.
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