Google’s E-commerce Platform To Rival Amazon’s, Removes Fees
Google is continuing to make its e-commerce platform more appealing to sellers, as it ramps up its efforts to compete with Amazon.... Read More
Vicinity Shopping Malls Worth $1.8B Less Because Of COVID
Vicinity Centres has announced that independent valuations of its 60 directly owned retail properties have resulted in a net valuation decline of... Read More
Service Seeking Ordered To Pay $600,000 For Publishing Fake Reviews
The online tasking platform Service Seeking – where customers can seek quotes for jobs such as gardening, building or cleaning services from... Read More
Oz Retail Turnover Up 8.2% Y-o-Y In June, Despite Some COVID Restrictions
Australian retail turnover rose by 8.2% year-on-year in June 2020, according to the preliminary retail trade figures released by the ABS. In... Read More
How COVID Is Changing Retail Landscape For Good
Market research firm McKinsey has found that the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly changing the retail landscape, and many of these new trends... Read More
JobKeeper Extended To March 2021 But With Lower Payments
The federal government has announced that the JobKeeper scheme will be extended until March 2021, but a two-tier payment structure will be... Read More
Kogan’s Profits More Than Double, Hits 2M Active Customers
Kogan.com has revealed that its gross profits grew by over 115% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the fourth quarter of FY20, while gross profits... Read More
Commercial Property Owners Hit By Low Retail Footfall & WFH
With footfall still down at the country’s shopping malls, retail property owners continue to be hit by the COVID-19 crisis as retailers... Read More
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
Federal Court Finds Kogan Ran Misleading Sales Promo
The Federal Court has found that Kogan.com breached the Australian Consumer Law by making false and misleading representations about a tax time... Read More