Prince William, Kate Middleton Visit Sandringham for Boxing Day

27 to take advantage of Boxing Day deals. Crowds were out en masse in the Avalon Mall and at the big box retailers on Stavanger Drive. Rod Slaney was out shopping at Future Shop on Stavanger Drive. He was shopping with his father-in-law, who was

Porter said this was his first Boxing Day shopping experience. He was pleased with the prices he found at the mall, as well as the atmosphere. "Everything's been 30 percent to 50 percent off," Porter said. "Surprisingly, it's not as packed as I thought

Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy go shopping in Aspen on Boxing Day.

It can be like a jungle in mall parking lots this time of year, testing patience and maneuverability and good manners. As anxious shoppers fight to claim parking spots in the quest for bargains, CBC's Dan Burritt gets a first-hand look at the tension

Full carparks, queues and crowds of bargain hunters at the country's big malls and shopping centres on Boxing Day, in particular, underlined the ongoing magnetism of this brand of shopping. It may be premature to read too much into the Boxing Day fever.