Fewer people

have hit the UK's Boxing Day sales this year?

as Black Friday discounts?

and savvy online shoppers lowered turnout.

Shop visits dropped by 4.5% up to 5pm?

compared with last year,?

according to research group Springboard.?

Shopping centers and High Streets

recorded the biggest declines.?

Although it had expected a downturn,?

the scale（幅度，范圍） of the drop?

is greater than expected.

boxing day：節(jié)禮日

discount：打折

savvy：精明的=shrewd

turnout：參加人數(shù)

downturn：衰退