{"id":467,"date":"2024-12-26T03:17:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T04:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birthdayvoucher.com\/?p=467"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T14:54:32","slug":"boxing-day-sales-crowds-flock-to-stores-around-australia-in-search-of-bargains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birthdayvoucher.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/boxing-day-sales-crowds-flock-to-stores-around-australia-in-search-of-bargains\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Day sales: crowds flock to stores around Australia in search of bargains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shoppers have flooded stores to make the most of Boxing Day bargains.<\/p>\n

Australians are projected to spend $1.3bn on Boxing Day and a further $2.4bn during the last days of December, Australian Retailers Association and Roy Morgan research shows.<\/p>\n

Around a million customers were expected to pass through David Jones\u2019s website and stores alone.<\/p>\n

Crowds were \u201cabsolutely pumping\u201d at the nation\u2019s biggest retail mall at Chadstone, in Melbourne\u2019s east, ARA spokesperson Alexandra Keefe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally positive signs, really busy out there and just a very encouraging Boxing Day sales period,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The end-of-year sales period was becoming increasingly important for retailers, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping contributing ever-larger shares of revenue.<\/p>\n

More and more shoppers were holding out for a bargain during the festive season as cost-of-living pressures continued to weigh households down<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Christmas gift giving in the rear-view, Boxing Day sales gave customers a chance to splurge on themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo items for the home and garden but also those personal luxury items like beauty, tech and digital are likely going to be very popular,\u201d Keefe said.<\/p>\n

Shoppers were expected to spend $378m on household goods, followed by food ($296m) and clothing, footwear and accessories ($197m).<\/p>\n