Kiwis went on a $60 billion shopping spree last yearJOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Christchurch shoppers hit Boxing Day sales hard - both in the malls and in the sparkling new CBD. Kiwi shoppers spent a record $60 billion last year, according to Paymark. In the nine months to September 30, total retail spending - not including spending on foreign websites - was $64.7b. DAVID WHITE/STUFF Boxing Day sales totalled $139m last Tuesday, according to Paymark. It proved that brick and mortar retail stores had not yet been written off by online shopping.

Source: Stuff January 04, 2018 23:15 UTC