Boxing Day spending trumps slow 2023

Consumer spending through the Worldline network was down for the first 24 days of December 2024 compared to 2023. (Image: Getty)

Staff reporters

Fri, 27 Dec 2024

Kiwi shoppers spent more on Boxing Day this year than in 2023, but spending in the lead-up to Christmas was down, according to data from payment solutions provider Worldline.Consumer spending through non-food core retail merchants on the Worldline network reached $67.7 million on Boxing Day, up 13.1% on 2023.Auckland/Northland recorded a 9.5% boost in spending to reach $28.4m. Whanganui had the biggest increase, up 33.4%.The chief sales officer at Worldline NZ, Bruce Proffit, said consumer spending at stores offering Boxing Day sales proved pop...

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