Boxing Day is set to take a beating from its younger rival this year.
While Black Friday had already overtaken Dec. 26 as the go-to shopping day of the season, pandemic restrictions and concerns over surging COVID-19 cases may deepen the sales disparity as more consumers stay home for the holidays, according to business experts.
The Retail Council of Canada’s annual holiday survey in August found Nov. 26 could be the biggest shopping event of the year. It now says it will further overshadow Boxing Day after fears of the Omicron variant shot up in early December.
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