Dixons strikes it lucky with festive sales boom

Hannah Breeze
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Boxing Day busiest day for UK sales with £100,000 per minute ringing through its tills

Dixons Retail enjoyed a very merry Christmas, boasting a five per cent like-for-like sales boost over the festive period, driven by a booming Boxing Day. Between 1 November last year and 4 Janua...

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