Qld’s $467m Boxing Day cash splash

The National Retail Association has predicted Sunshine State shoppers will drop $467m today, but QUT Business School retail expert Dr Gary Mortimer said he expected it to be more. “One of the things we’re seeing this year is that we’re not travelling, and therefore we’re spending,” he said. “I think that’s conservative – we just had 13.2 per cent growth in retail in November. That’s massive.“Already both the NRA and the ARA – even their projections are looking like we’ll go…



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