Foreign Shoppers Help Boost Boxing Day Sales

Millions of shoppers descended on the high street for the Boxing Day sales - with wealthy Chinese tourists helping to bump up takings. Jace Tyrrell, chief executive of New West End Company, which represents retailers in Bond Street, Regent Street and Oxford Street, said wealthy tourists were fuelling sales. "We are in the West End, which is a huge international draw, so we see a lot of international shoppers here - 50% of our shoppers are tourists, particularly from China, the Middle East and th