26-12-2018 18:09 via theguardian.com

'I like to get my hands on things': Boxing Day shoppers hit the sales

Shoppers in Sheffield and London say they enjoy the buzz of buying in personDespite concerns that the rise of internet shopping is taking its toll on retailers, the Boxing Day sales at Meadowhall shopping centre on the outskirts of Sheffield seemed as busy as ever. Shoppers arrived at 6am to find there were already long queues for the bigger stores and by 10am cafes were packed with exhausted looking families slumped over cups of coffee, surrounded by bags.“Walking along some of the aisles
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