68 000 people have signed a petition calling for shops to stay closed on Boxing Day - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion 68 000 people have signed a petition calling for shops to stay closed on Boxing Day By You Magazine - November 21, 2019 While Christmas Day is of course the most anticipated day of the festive season (if not the year), many of us shopaholics also look forward to the magical day that is Boxing Day. For some, it is all about feasting on the leftovers and spending quality time with family members whilst watching whatever Disney classic is playing on BBC One. But while that is all well and good, for others it comes second to securing a haul of discounted buys from the famous Boxing Day retail sales. Alamy Stock Photo With Christmas over, retailers host a huge annual sale to shift some of their goods, and it’s become a staple part of the season. However, the shopping madness does come at the expense of those who have to spend the festive days away from their loved ones to keep the stores up and running. It’s for this reason that a petition calling for all shops to be closed on Boxing Day has gone viral. Over 68,000 people have already signed the petition, which was created by Metro last year but has since been revived, and argues that families should ‘be allowed to spend Christmas together, not working.’ ‘Would there be a difference at all if the sales, which will also be online, started on December 27 instead of the 26?’ it asks, adding that brands such as Home Bargains had already taken the step to push back their opening times and give staff Boxing Day off. Alamy Stock Photo ‘Let everyone spend the Christmas break with their families, why should retail workers be any different to office workers?’ said one commenter sharing their reason for signing the petition for 2019, while another said: ‘I worked in retail for 20 years and it’s totally unfair on ALL retail staff. Why does it matter if the shops are closed for 2 days?!’ However, this isn’t the first time a petition like of this nature has been made. Back in 2016, 235,678 people signed a similar one which was put before the Commons Select Committee. However, no changes were made. Perhaps they’ll be second time lucky? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion Laura Jackson has teamed up with Next for the chicest knitwear January 22, 2020 Holly Willoughby’ s birthday dress is another Zara bargain February 10, 2020 The Instagram-famous & Other Stories wool blazer is back in stock August 31, 2022 Lorraine just wore Emma Willis’ Next collection from head to toe March 17, 2020 The prettiest spring dresses under £100 March 1, 2022 Everyone is buying Holly’ s gorgeous gingham Oasis dress May 14, 2020 13 bargain dresses to buy in ASOS’ s extra 20 per cent June 10, 2020 This £20 H& M dress is set to be the social media June 26, 2020 Stacey Solomon x Primark is back for a third collection with July 20, 2020 Searches for this perfect heatwave summer top style are up 5000% August 10, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved