Shoppers will have extra time to purchase last minute Christmas gifts, with the first of three nights of midnight shop trading hours in the lead up to Christmas will kick off from tomorrow.
Shops across Adelaide are able to open until midnight on Friday 19 December, Monday 22 December and Tuesday 23 December. These dates were determined after consultation between businesses and unions.
These additional trading hours are part of the Government’s shop trading reform package passed by Parliament in 2022, which allows shops to open until midnight on Black Friday and up to three weekdays in December before Christmas.
Rundle Mall will once again be taking part in midnight shop trading for these three days. Data from the Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA)(external site) showed $24.8 million was spent in Adelaide on the second day of midnight shopping in the lead up to Christmas in 2024. This was a 10 per cent increase on the previous record set in December 2023 at $22.6 million.
The report also found Rundle Mall visitation numbers between Friday, 20 December and Sunday, 22 December 2024 were the highest on record, with 600,000 shoppers visiting the Mall.
Westfield centres including Marion, West Lakes and Tea Tree Plaza are also open until midnight.