Boxing Day sales tempt shoppers – in pictures

Shoppers reach out to grab a bargain at a perfume counter at Selfridges Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

A queue outside Selfridges in central London Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features

Women's shoes are discounted for sale at Selfridges Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Shoppers scramble for perfume in Selfridges Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Shoppers look at handbags in Selfridges Photograph: Olivia Harris/Reuters

Customers queue around the block outside Selfridges Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features

A queue outside Primark in central London Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features

Shoppers cross Oxford Street after bagging a bargain at Selfridges Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Cirque du Soleil put on a special performance to open the Harrods winter sale Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images

Shoppers queue outside Harrods Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images

The queue outside Harrods Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images

Anti-fur protesters outside Harrods Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images