#parisweloveyou unite with locals and visitors.aurore: if you have just joined us here, here is a reminder of our top stories. more than 450 syrian rebel fighters and civilians are being evacuated from three besieged town, this as part of a rare deal reached between the regime and rebels. japan has agreed to give compensation to korean former sex slaves. known as comfort women, they were forced to work in japanese military brothels during world war ii. the city of love, paris, is usually the number one world tourist destination, but this year has marked terrorist attacks in the nation's capital. it is time now for business news with kate moody. christmas is over, but the shopping season certainly is not, as evidenced by the thousands of shoppers who flocked to boxing day sales in the u.k. kate: initial announcements ported to nearly a 12% increase in shoppers. we do not have the official but some places were -- billion pounds, up 4% department stores shows most profitable our in its 100 year history. in the u.s., about half of u.s.

are promotingnies #parisweloveyou. the marketing campaign is designed to show solidarity but also boost tourism and spending a month after those terror attacks. wars" film made its world premiere monday night, and it's already a big money center. expectations are sky high. it's estimated that between box office sales, merchandising and eventual tv rights, it could make in almost $10 billion. the host of brands signed up to cash in on the buzz around the film as jennifer explains. jennifer: it's not a "star wars" premiere without masks, light sabers, and storm trooper costumes, but these are not just fancy dress items. they are cash cows. merchandising is expected to bring in $5 billion, more than twice the anticipated box office revenue. that's in line with the previous six star wars episodes. disney is profiting on the success after buying lucasfilm. the demand for memorabilia does not seem to be dipping. >> the second film that he actually went to install, on from then on, we started collecting all these toys. are de