Boxing 'Day' extended to Boxing 'Week' at Canadian Tire

Week-long specials and daily door crashers offer customers incredible prices of up to 80% off on thousands of products

TORONTO , Dec. 23 /CNW/ - Canadians looking for Boxing Day savings this year will receive a welcome surprise when Canadian Tire's Boxing 'Day' flyer hits doorsteps this week with savings of up to 80%. Canadian Tire is extending the famous discount day to an entire week of incredible savings that include week-long specials on thousands of products across the store, as well as exciting daily door crashers. Featuring toys that have all been slashed in price by 50%, Christmas ornaments that have been lowered by 70% and significant deals on all other product categories, the Boxing Week Blowout flyer hits doorsteps starting this Thursday and is in effect from Saturday, December 26th - Thursday, December 31st at Canadian Tire stores across the country.

"Customers continue to look for outstanding deals on Boxing Day and by extending it into a week-long event customers have the opportunity to shop for quality products at incredible prices whenever it is convenient for them," said Duncan Reith , senior vice president, Canadian Tire Retail. "In addition to the week-long savings, the Boxing Week Blowout event also includes daily door crashers and everyday essentials at low prices, making Canadian Tire the destination for Boxing Day savings this year."

During the Boxing Week Blowout, Canadian Tire will provide customers with savings of up to 80% on thousands of items throughout the store including electronics, automotive and home products, tools, and sporting goods.

With Saturday and Sunday specials, door crasher events Monday-Thursday and significant price reductions on everyday essentials such as toilet paper, Kleenex, cleaners and air scent kits, Canadian Tire gives customers a reason to visit the store every day. Savings will be found on all Christmas-related products, with all toys slashed by 50%, ornaments by 70% and wreaths and garlands by 50%. Customers will also be able to get an early start on New Year's resolutions with savings up to 50% on storage and organization and fitness products. To provide additional value, customers who pay for purchases on Saturday, December 26th and Sunday, December 27th with an Options MasterCard will receive 5 times Canadian Tire "Money" on the Card. Customers should check their local store to confirm hours of operation.

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX: CTC.a, CTC) is comprised of five business units: Canadian Tire Retail, one of Canada's most-shopped general merchandise retailers with 476 stores; PartSource, an automotive parts specialty chain with 87 stores; Canadian Tire Petroleum, one of the country's largest and most productive independent retailers of gasoline, operating 273 gas bars, 268 convenience stores and kiosks, and 73 car washes; Mark's Work Wearhouse, one of the country's leading apparel retailers operating 374 stores in Canada ; and Canadian Tire Financial Services that has issued over five million Canadian Tire MasterCard credit cards and markets related financial products and services for retail and petroleum customers. More than 57,000 Canadians work across Canadian Tire's organization from coast-to-coast in the enterprise's retail, financial services, and petroleum businesses.

For further information: Lisa Gibson, Canadian Tire Corporation, [email protected]