Brits ‘should only work four days a week’ and go shopping instead

Introducing a four-day working week would boost high street sales by an estimated £58billion, a new study has claimed.

Three-day weekends would not only give shoppers 20% more time to buy but increase spending on hobbies, gardening and DIY, according to analysis.

And the boom would come when struggling retailers need it most.

The study by e-commerce experts at international delivery service ParcelHero also said a shorter week would help staff recruitment by making jobs more attractive.

Consumer research boss David Jinks told The Mirror: “Lockdowns have made us all re-evaluate our work-life balance and we’ve seen most ­businesses can survive without the traditional 9-5, five-day week.

“It could boost key areas such as hospitality that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.”

A Survation poll showed that 64% of voters would back four-day working if there was no loss of pay.

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