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And, so this is Christmas, and what have you done? A lot of shopping already, I’ll wager. Last year, Australians spent a record of $74.5 billion in just the pre-Christmas run, and the Australian Retail Association is predicting that $9 billion was spent this week alone – as last minute shoppers scramble to find that perfect whatever-they’ve-got-left.

Boxing Day shopping is a whole other beast, however, a crowded, loud hustle to get that heavily discounted Bluetooth speaker before they sell out of the teal colour.

Last year’s Boxing Day spend was up a whopping 15.3 per cent from 2021 – with $1.23 billion going through tills on that day alone.