Tesco begins Boxing Day sales days early
23 Dec 2010 | by Ed Owen
Tesco has kicked off its "Boxing Day" sales four days early, joining a large number of high street retailers that have also started their sales.
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Online retailers enjoyed a welcome boost following a December blighted by weather-related disruption with Christmas Day achieving record figures and Boxing Day proving to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.
Tesco has kicked off its "Boxing Day" sales four days early, joining a large number of high street retailers that have also started their sales.
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