Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted a special exemption for suburban shops to trade on the public holiday and for city shops to open longer, in response to what he says is the strong demand from retailers and consumers.
Wynnie Chan reports.
South Australia extends Boxing Day trading in suburbs
Long queues are seen everywhere when Boxing Day Sales begins Source: Flickr - Newtown Grafitti (Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0))
The South Australian government has moved to allow suburban Adelaide stores to trade on Boxing Day, in defiance of a vote in state parliament to block its attempts to deregulate trading hours.
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