UK shoppers down for third consecutive year on Boxing Day

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of shoppers in Britain visiting stores on the day after Christmas fell again this year, data showed on Thursday, underscoring how what was once a key date for retailers has been supplanted by Black Friday sales.Footfall on Dec. 26, known in Britain as Boxing Day, was down by an annual 3.1 percent, the third year in a row to show a decline, market research firm Springboard said.Compared with Black Friday, which fell on Nov. 29, footfall was down 10.7 percent,..