It was a virtual stampede at Selfridges on London's Oxford Street when it opened for the traditional Boxing Day business.
Shoppers queued up for hours braving sub-zero temperatures for the facility, which boasts unique art installations, pop-up shops and the world's largest shoe department and denim wall, to open. And finally when it opened around 0900, the big wave of shoppers rushed inside to grab the first and finest bargains for the day.
The excitement of the Boxing Day bargain-hunters has been captured below:
Shoppers run into Selfridges as the doors open for the start of the Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in London.ReutersShoppers queue outside Selfridges before the doors opened for the start of the annual Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in LondonReutersCrowds of shoppers gather in Selfridges at the start of the Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in London.ReutersShoppers queue outside Selfridges before the doors opened for the start of the annual Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in London.ReutersCrowds of shoppers gather in Selfridges at the start of the Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in London.ReutersCrowds of shoppers gather in Selfridges at the start of the Boxing Day sale at their flagship store on Oxford Street in London.Reuters
