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Boxing Day sales attract thousands, with spending set to hit record 1.3 billion dollars
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/26/2024
Thousands of people are braving the crowds this morning at the Boxing Day sales, with spending expected to hit a record 1.3 billion dollars. Reporter Mikaela Ortolan has the details from Melbourne.
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Well, Australians are expected to spend a record $1.3 billion this Boxing Day.
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That's an increase of about 1.8% compared to last year.
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Now, it is quite surprising given we are experiencing a cost of living crisis at the moment, but
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the Australian Retailers Association says that this rise in spending is partly a result
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of that cost of living crisis.
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We're seeing a lot of people doing their research and waiting for sales like Boxing
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Day before they head down to the shops and actually spend money.
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Population growth is also another reason why people are spending more money.
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There's simply more people at the shops.
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Inflation is contributing as well.
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It's costing us a lot more money for certain items.
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And then you've got other things like the supply chain costs, which naturally are increasing
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and consumers are the ones that have to absorb those costs.
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So the categories where people are spending the most money, top of the list is household
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goods, which we're expected to spend about $378 million there.
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Second on the list is food, where we're expected to spend $296 million.
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Now that's followed by clothing, footwear and accessories, so people looking to buy
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themselves a little something this Boxing Day.
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And we've also got department stores, other retailing and hospitality on the list as well.
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Now we did hear a little bit from the National Retail Association earlier today.
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Here's what they had to say.
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These big sales events present a great opportunity for savvy buyers to get great discounts.
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And so we saw that at the Black Friday sales, we'll definitely see it today and across the
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next couple of days for Boxing Day sales.
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And it gives families a great opportunity to stock up on essentials and get prepared
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for the year ahead.
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And for those with school aged children, there are great, great discounts available on offer
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for back to school.
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So these big spending that we're expected to see is going to last well into the new
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year.
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So from the 26th, which is today, until the 15th of January, Australians are forecast
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to spend $24.7 billion and again, that is an increase on what we saw for the same time
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period the year before.
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There's no surprise that New South Wales and Victoria are the most, the top spending states
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across the country.
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New South Wales is coming in at number one, spending $1.1 billion.
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Victoria is following closely behind.
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Now there is a message for people who are out shopping today to be cautious of dodgy
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deals.
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Just because something says that it is on sale doesn't necessarily mean it's the best
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deal that you can find.
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So as many, many people go down to the shops to try to find that bargain, just make sure
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you're doing your research well and truly in advance.
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All right, Michaela, there might be some good deals, so I'm curious, will you yourself be
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doing any shopping today?
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Probably not.
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This is as close as I really want to get to the shops on a day like today, but we will
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definitely be going into the shops a little later today, having a chat to people who are
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there and also finding out what items are those number one items on the list where people
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are trying to find those bargains.
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Yeah, I totally get you and wanting to avoid the crowds.
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Michaela, thanks a lot for your update.
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