Survey predicts record online sales as shoppers avoid crowds amid country’s Covid outbreak
Commonwealth Bank survey predicts $4bn will be spent at Boxing Day sales this year but there will be ‘less browsing’ in stores.Commonwealth Bank survey predicts $4bn will be spent at Boxing Day sales this year but there will be ‘less browsing’ in stores.Record online sales are expected on Boxing Day as coronavirus-conscious shoppers buy with their browsers rather than join the crowds.
Shoppers have been tipped to spend $4bn – more than last year – in stores and online, based on Commonwealth Bank data.“The big difference this year will be an even heightened level in online shopping because some people want to avoid crowds,” he said.
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