Consumers Turn Away From Premium Products In COVID Crisis
According to a July study from market research firm BCG, consumers have reduced their spending on luxury products, jewellery, clothing, footwear, accessories,... Read More
82% Of Companies Plan To Let Employees WFH Some Of The Time
Gartner found in its latest survey that 82% of company leaders plan on continuing to allow their employees to work from home... Read More
Online Channels Account For A Record 28% Of Global Smartphone Sales
Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that online retail channels will account for a record 28% of all smartphone sales worldwide in... Read More
Gov Boosts Local Film Industry With $400M
The federal government has committed $400 million to help Australia’s film and TV industry recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will... Read More
Netflix Exceeds Expectations, Adding 10.1M Paid Viewers In Q2
Driven by global COVID-19 lockdowns, Netflix has exceeded its new paid membership forecasts for Q2 2020 by 2.6 million, adding a Q2... Read More
WFH Survey: 70% Of Corporate Employees Have Bought Tech Since COVID
A new global research report ‘Technology and the Evolving World of Work’ by Lenovo found that seven-in-ten of employees surveyed globally had... Read More
Wonders Never Cease: Heineken Offers Aussies Beer-Free Beer
SYDNEY: Covid-19, robotics and beer? The three mightn’t seem to belong together but the Heineken company has been joining them up in... Read More
Covid Scams Snare $1.79 Million
SYDNEY: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says its ScamWatch operation has now received more than 3400 scam reports mentioning the coronavirus.... Read More
VIC COVID Cases Wipe June’s Gains In Consumer Sentiment
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell 6.1% to 87.9 in July, reversing all of last month’s impressive gain. This takes... Read More
COVID-19 Has Already Cost Global Economy US$3.8Trn
According to a University of Sydney study, consumption losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have amounted to more than US$3.8 trillion, triggering... Read More