Overview
- Multiple chains activated Boxing Day offers on December 24, with online sales live at retailers including Boots, Debenhams, Dunelm, New Look, Currys, Argos, John Lewis, Wayfair, The Entertainer and Oodie.
- Advertised savings reach up to roughly 70 percent on selected categories spanning beauty, fashion, homeware, toys and tech.
- Many brick‑and‑mortar sales are slated to begin December 27, with Next and John Lewis confirming in‑store events as numerous shops remain closed on December 26.
- Boxing Day falls on December 26 as a UK bank holiday rooted in St Stephen’s Day and church charity boxes that were opened the day after Christmas.
- The day is now widely associated with shopping, sport and home leisure, a shift from older customs such as gift boxes for servants and activities like fox hunting, which was banned in 2004.