January sales get under way in Italy

Rome: The January sales got under way in cities all over Italy on Saturday, with eight million Italians set to make purchases, according to an Ipsos survey for small-and-medium-sized-entreprise association Confesercenti.
Most of the bargain hunters will focus on clothes and shoes, it said.

The study said the average budget for the sales will be 218 euros, although it will be higher for those aged 35 to 65, at 238.88 euros, and lower for the under 35s, at 176.27 euros.