Shoppers desert central Sydney after premier's Boxing Day Covid call, but throng to some suburbs

Trade was at a ‘record low’ in the central business district, but images of Westfield Parramatta showed crowds packed together

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NSW premier calls on shoppers to avoid Sydney’s Boxing Day sales

Retailers reported a substantial fall in the number of shoppers at Sydney’s Boxing Day sales on Saturday after the New South Wales government pleaded with people to stay away amid fears of further coronavirus outbreaks in the city.

On Friday the NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, urged people not to attend shopping centres on Boxing Day, saying the government would “prefer people do not go to the CBD tomorrow” as the state continues to grapple with the northern beaches Covid-19 outbreak.

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