Boxing Day sales kick off – in pictures

Early morning shoppers queue outside Selfidges store for Boxing Day Sales in central London Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Many checked products on smartphones while in queue waiting for the store to open for Boxing Day sale Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Shoppers rush into Selfridges as it opens for the Boxing Day sale Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Bargain hunters at Next store at the Trafford centre in Manchester Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA

A disappointed shopper at Selfridges Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Shoppers wait outside a store in Oxford Street for Boxing Day sales Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Many visitors to London were among Boxing Day shoppers Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

People inside the store checking out bargains Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA