Shocking moment when two women argue at Pull&Bear clothing store on Oxford Street as shoppers hunt for bargains during Boxing Day sales
- Two women throw objects at each other at Pull&Bear in Oxford Street
- A store employee who intervened to end the brawl suffered a head injury
- Shocked shoppers could be seen running out of the way as the pair argued
This is the shocking moment when two women got into an argument in an Oxford Street shop while shoppers were looking for bargains during Boxing Day.
A store employee who stepped in to break up the fight between the two women suffered a head injury as shocked customers watched.
The incident occurred at 6.10pm on Monday at clothing store Pull&Bear, as thousands of people hunted for sale bargains in busy high streets across the UK.
Footage circulating on social media shows a member of staff restraining the two women who began beating each other at the main retail chain.
The video shows a woman grabbing what appears to be a metal clothes rail and then attempting to punch another customer.
The woman on the receiving end then grabs a pair of jeans from the rack while attempting to hit her opponent back.
Other customers can be heard screaming amid the chaos and rushing to the store’s exit to avoid getting caught in the filthy scrap metal.
The two women were eventually separated by a security guard.
Footage circulating on social media shows a member of staff braking the two women who began beating each other at the main chain store
The video shows the women throwing items at each other in the Pull&Bear store as shocked customers try to step aside
Yesterday millions of shoppers appeared to have defied Boxing Day expectations with early indications suggesting that the number of visitors to shopping destinations in the UK has increased by as much as half compared to this time last year.
A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police were called at 6:10pm on Monday 26 December to reports of an altercation at an Oxford Street shop.
Officers found an employee with a head injury. He refused medical attention and continued his work.
“There have been no arrests. Investigations are underway.’
It is not yet known what prompted an argument between the two customers, whether they were later questioned or asked to leave the store.
Social media users who viewed the footage praised the security guard after forcing the two women apart.
Huge numbers poured into London’s Oxford Street for the post-Christmas sales
Yesterday millions of shoppers seemed to have defied Boxing Day expectations with early indications suggesting that the number of visitors to shopping destinations in the UK has increased by as much as half from this time last year.
There were fears that the cost-of-living crisis coupled with crippling railway strikes could affect the traditionally popular day of shopping.
But central London, which has been hit hard by industrial action by transport unions, saw visitors more than double on Boxing Day.
Industry analyst Springboard said data through Monday afternoon showed visitor numbers were higher for all three major destination types compared to the same period in 2021.
It rose 59.4 percent in high streets, 46.6 percent in malls and 33.7 percent in retail parks, according to Springboard.
With visitor numbers in central London rising by 139.2 per cent, the data company suggested the negative effects of union action on the railways had not materialized as expected.
However, visitor numbers on Boxing Day this year have still not returned to pre-pandemic levels and remain 30.5 percent lower than on December 26 in 2019.