Boxing Day spending trumps slow 2023

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
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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