Oz Christmas Shopping To Inject $11 Billion
Recent findings from the Commonwealth Bank has forecast that Australians will splurge $11 billion on Christmas this year, with online shopping tipped... Read More
How Should Retailers Respond To Amazon?
Amazon’s entry into Australia is likely to be considered, and phased, claims research group LEK. Its offer will expand as Amazon develops... Read More
ACCC Launches Safety Campaign For Unstable TVs, Injuries Rise
The ACCC is co-leading an international safety campaign aimed to promote safety standards for placing TVs and furniture in households, following a... Read More
Godfreys Chairman Exits, Flat Earnings Forecast, Franchise Fees Drop
Specialist vacuum retailer, Godfreys, has informed shareholders it expects its earnings for 2018 to be flat against last year, following a decrease... Read More
Unions Lose Penalty Cut Appeal, Retailers To Receive 12% Boost
With the notable exception of JB Hi-Fi, Australian retailers are set to receive up to a 12% earnings boost, following today’s Federal Court rejection... Read More
Online Sales Up, But Overall June Electronic Sales Dropped
Sales of electrical and electronic goods via retail outlets fell 0.1 percent in June , according to the latest retail trading report... Read More
Retail Spend Rises Again
Australian retail turnover rose by 0.6% to $26.08 billion in May 2017 according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of... Read More
One Year Delay – But New GST Plan Gets Canberra OK
The Turnbull Government has agreed with proposals to have the launch of extension of the GST to low-value imported goods, including IT... Read More
Retailers Still Running Windows 7 Machines Vunerable
Thousands of Australian businesses who are still running their PC’s on a Microsoft Windows 7 OS, are seriously at risk especially retailers... Read More
It’s Not Just Retailers Who Will Be Carved Up By Amazon’s Arrival
Shares in Macy’s the big US retailer plunged last night due in part to Amazon, who are tearing bricks and mortar retailers... Read More