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‘Solid’ sales in January amid economic uncertainty

Australian retail sales increased 6.3% in January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories maintained reasonable momentum after a record holiday spend. Lodging recorded...

Groceries drive December sales

Australian retail sales increased 1.7% in December compared to the same time the prior year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories continued to show sales growth year on year. Apparel...

Record spending in November

Retail sales have marked 15 consecutive months of growth, with a record $35.9 billion spent in stores and online in November 2022. This was an increase of 7.7% on the same time...

Industry calls for respect from shoppers

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) are pleading for civility and mutual respect amid a spike in customer aggression throughout the Christmas shopping period. ARA...

Retail spending grows in November

Australian retail sales increased 5% in November compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories continued to record significant year on year sales growth as...

New Christmas spending forecasts grow to $66 billion

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has bumped up its pre-Christmas spending forecasts by another two billion, now predicting a record $66 billion will be spent in the November to December Christmas trading...

Retail experiences first fall of 2022

Australian retail turnover fell 0.2% in October, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the first monthly fall of the year in retail trade, following a 0.6%...

Aussies to continue spending this Christmas

Most surveyed Aussies (59%) claim they will spend the same or more (12%) this Christmas than they did last year, despite growing inflationary pressures. The Christmas Gift Buying Survey by the Australian Retailers...
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