Black Friday: Australian shoppers tipped to spend more than $6bn over four-day sales period

Retailers say online sales on Friday were 10-25% up on last year, with the shopping event becoming bigger than Boxing Day

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Retailers say Black Friday has gotten off to a strong start, with Australians tipped to spend a record amount as they seek savings during the cost of living crisis.

The Australian Retailers Association has predicted shoppers will spend $6.36bn across the four-days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, up 3% from last year, according to their research in partnership with Roy Morgan.

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