Black Friday在Charlestown广场看到超过100 000名购物员, Black Friday saw over 100,000 shoppers at Charlestown Square, with strong in-store traffic and rising retail spending across Australian malls.

Newcastle的Charlestown Square和Westfield Kotara在节日购物活动中表现强劲, Charlesttown在黑色星期五报导超过10万游客, Charlestown Square and Westfield Kotara in Newcastle are seeing strong holiday shopping activity, with Charlestown reporting over 100,000 visitors during Black Friday and increased in-store traffic driven by festive events and new store openings. 据Westfield Kotara的记录,每年有800万游客来访,人均零售费比悉尼市平均水平高出15%。 Westfield Kotara recorded 8 million annual visitors and a per capita retail spend 15% above the Sydney Metro average. 这两个中心都有新的品牌,反映出全国的购物者回到实体零售业的趋势,因为圣诞节前的支出预计将达到724亿美元,增幅4%,只有22%的澳大利亚人在网上购买比去年更多。 Both centres are expanding with new brands, reflecting a national trend of shoppers returning to physical retail, as pre-Christmas spending is forecast to reach $72.4 billion—a 4% rise—with only 22% of Australians buying more online than last year.