NSW Retail Plunges 8.9% As Oz Sings The Delta Blues
Retail trade has crashed by almost nine per cent in NSW as Delta lockdowns continue, with trade figures nationwide dropping 2.7 per... Read More
Oz Retail Slumps As Delta Drags On
Delta lockdowns are hammering Australian retail, with monthly sales figures across the country dropping more than five per cent in July. Data... Read More
Retail Industry Groups Release Five-Point Plan To Save Sector
A coalition of Australia’s peak industry groups has released a five-point plan for “business survival” which they are hoping to get endorsed... Read More
Lockdown Bill Keeps Rising As Shopping Centres Squeezed
Pandemic lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne are hammering shopping centres and discretionary retail as the Australian Retailers Association warns of a $7... Read More
Gladys Won’t Close Department Stores In Sydney
The NSW Government has today urged consumers to shop online for “appliances, fridges and electric blankets.” This comes as the state-wide case... Read More
Consumer Confidence Plummets During Lockdown Chaos
ANZ and Roy Morgan’s weekly poll showed consumer confidence has plummeted 3.9 per cent, following the recent lockdowns. The overall measure fell... Read More
COVID Lockdowns: WA Premier Says CE Retailers Not “Essential” Businesses
Consumer electronics retailers like Harvey Norman may not be “essential” businesses under Western Australia’s lockdown, according to Premier Mark McGowan. In a... Read More
Sydney Stores Staying Open During Lockdown
The latest Sydney lockdown is poised to be much less damaging for retail than the previous one, as relaxed rules have resulted... Read More
Lockdown To Take Toll On Melbourne Tech Companies
Tech companies based in Melbourne must be thanking their lucky stars for work from home set-ups put in place during the pandemic,... Read More
CE Brands In Australia With Biggest Growth From 2020 Lockdown
Never mind the toilet paper and the pasta; we also went mad for consumer electronics during 2020’s lockdown. With disposable incomes redirected... Read More