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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...

Retailers failing to protect Aussies from email fraud

Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Proofpoint has found 25% of Australia’s top 100 online retailers are not taking appropriate measures to protect consumers from potential email fraud and cybercrime. Proofpoint’s analysis...

Consumer spending remains strong

Retail sales continued to strengthen in October with sales increasing 12.9% in October compared to the same time last year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Sales were also up 28.2% on pre-pandemic levels. All retail...

NSW Retail Leases Act under review

The NSW government has announced a review of the NSW Retail Leases Act 1994, which impacts landlords, investors and retail tenants. Minister for Small Business Victor Dominello says it’s timely to review the Act...

Strong spending continues despite cost-of-living challenges

Retail sales continued to strengthen in August, with trade increasing 25.1% compared to the same month last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Sales are also up 27.4% compared to pre-pandemic...

July sales strengthen, but cost of living a concern

Retail sales continued to strengthen in July with trade increasing 17.9% compared to the same month last year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories recorded substantial year on year sales growth as...

E-commerce industry reconnects offline

The Online Retailer Conference & Expo returned to Sydney’s ICC last week for the first time since 2019. Through an extensive conference agenda and exhibitor directory, this year’s two-day event explored the present...

Pandemic leave pay returns

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the reinstatement of the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. In recognition of the risks associated with more infectious variants of Covid-19 through the winter period, the...
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