{"id":657117,"date":"2025-12-27T03:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T03:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657117\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T03:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T03:59:33","slug":"leeds-boxing-day-sales-fail-to-match-hype-say-bargain-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657117\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Boxing Day sales ‘fail to match hype’ say bargain hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"

They\u2019d headed out in the morning to beat the rush<\/p>\n

16:38, 26 Dec 2025Updated 19:38, 26 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

\"BoxingBoxing Day shopper Sweta Singh(Image: Leeds Live)<\/p>\n

Shoppers rushed out early to Leeds city centre to take advantage of the Boxing Day sales.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve said it \u201cwasn\u2019t as busy as it used to be\u201d with shops failing to match the \u201chype\u201d of previous years. They\u2019d headed out in the morning to beat the rush expected later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

The shops in Leeds city centre<\/a> weren\u2019t particularly busy this morning. You can see 16 photos of the high street, here<\/a>. We are also running a live blog with the latest Boxing Day sales, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sweta Singh, 35, was one of the shoppers who had headed out into town intent on snapping up a deal before they were sold out. Sweta had her eye on deals from Zara and H&M.<\/p>\n

Sweta said: \u201cI\u2019ve come for the shopping, all the sales which are going on at the moment. There are lots of sales and everything is very cheap. I\u2019m just going to Leeds city centre. I\u2019m going to Zara, H&M and maybe some other shops.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 16 shocking pictures of Boxing Day sales in Leeds<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be very busy. That\u2019s why I came in the morning. In the afternoon, you won\u2019t even get the option to choose whatever you like. So that\u2019s why I came in the morning. Currently, it\u2019s less busy than I expected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam came out to shop for the deals but was disappointed. Adam said: \u201cIt\u2019s way less busy than I expected. The sales have not been too bad. A few shops have them and few shops don\u2019t. I don\u2019t feel like it\u2019s what it used to be with the big hype of boxing day sales. I went to Decathlon and Zara.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BoxingBoxing Day shopper Michael Dixon(Image: Leeds Live)<\/p>\n

Michael Dixon was out shopping with his 29-year-old daughter. Michael said: \u201cI\u2019ve come out for the sales to buy clothes, that\u2019s it. Just to get cheap clothes. I\u2019m with my daughter. They\u2019ve just gone into Flannels now. A lot of stuff isn\u2019t open yet but we have our usual haunts. Vivienne Westwood and Hip, it\u2019s more of the high end clothes we\u2019re looking at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Lambert, 79, was visiting town with his daughter and their dog. Tom said: \u201cI\u2019ve visited my daughter for Christmas and today we\u2019ve just been out for a walk with the dog. Her car was parked in the city centre and we\u2019ve come back for it. I thought it would be busier, actually, but it isn\u2019t. It isn\u2019t busy at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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