Shoppers were very relaxed as a result, she said there were less cranky customers. There was lots of stock waiting to get in the country, but it was “definitely going out the door” as sales were better than 2019. H&J Smith Ltd managing director Jason Smith said it was walking into the unknown in terms of this year s Boxing Day trade. Boxing Day was traditionally one of the Invercargill department store’s biggest sales days, but he was unsure if this year would reach the same sort of numbers.
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Joan Byres shopping in E. Hayes And Sons on December 24.