Strong response to Boxing Day Sales in Launceston

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StoneUpdated December 26 2016 - 5:15pm, first published 2:30pmBy Lucy StoneUpdated December 26 2016 - 5:15pm, first published 2:30pmFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyHit the shops: Telisha

Crack, Kerrie-Anne Bounday, Dani Cribb and Eloise Cribb shopping in Launceston Mall. Picture: Neil Richardson Tasmanians are expected to spend $150 million on sales from Boxing Day through

to New Year’s Eve, with $40 million tipped to be spent on Boxing Day alone, according to a survey by the Retail Council.

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the charge nationally with 70 per cent of shoppers aged between 18 and 34, with electronics, clothes and homewares the big three for bargain hunters.

Launceston Chamber of Commerce president Tim Holder said that businesses expected strong Boxing Day sale results, which he attributed to growing confidence with investment, improvements in

the tourism sector and “a growing confidence that Tasmania is heading in the right direction”.

“Despite some seasonal figures that are concerning, the longer-term trends are positive,” he said.

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