Boxing Day sales bring socially distanced line-ups
Last Modified: 8:54 PM CST Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020 | Updates
A line of shoppers snakes along the parking lot at Best Buy on St. James Street early Saturday morning. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)
Boxing Day was a quieter affair than usual, as a ban on non-essential in-store sales and pandemic-induced fears kept people home Saturday.
Winnipeg Free Press
Boxing Day was a quieter affair than usual, as a ban on non-essential in-store sales and pandemic-induced fears kept people home Saturday.
Gone are the days of long line-ups, packed aisles and store-hopping. Public health orders require most of what typically goes on sale on Boxing Day non-essential items not be sold in stores. Many businesses have tried to recoup some losses by switching to offer curbside pick-up and online sales.