“Prices will not be the only thing falling on Monday, as retail records are expected to tumble, with Australians enjoying their first COVID-19 restriction-free Boxing Day sales period in two years.
“Data from the Australian Retail Association (ARA) projects that shoppers will spend a record $23.5 billion during the Boxing Day sales period this year, a 7.9 per cent increase on 2021.
“Melbourne international student Daxesh Patel said he had been waiting years for the chance to shop again at the Boxing Day sales.
“”For a couple of years, I was stuck in my home country due to COVID. So, I’ve really been waiting for this moment and I’m just enjoying the day,” he said.”
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