Australia
Amazon raises western Australia footprint by 60%
Amazon raises western Australia footprint by 60%
The company will be opening a new fulfilment centre to meet growing customer demand.
Australia’s retail sales up 0.4% in March
This is higher than the 0.2% increase in the previous month.
Australians prefer in-store retail due to digital shopping fatigue
Around 3 in 5 Australians want in-store retail therapy.
IKEA owner buys 195MW solar parks in Australia
The three solar parks can generate 340GWh of electricity.
Retail sales in Australia remain flat in February
It rose by 0.2% in February, following a 1.8% growth in the previous month.
Australia’s retail sales rebound by 1.9% in January
This followed a 4% decline in December.
Retail volumes in Australia dip by 0.2% in Q4
This breaks four consecutive months of growth.
Lotte wins bid to operate in Australia's Melbourne Airport
Lotte Duty Free will open a duty-free store in the airport on 1 June.
Australia’s retail sales slip nearly 4% in December
This breaks 11 consecutive months of growth.
Black Friday sales drive up Australia’s November retail turnover
Retail turnover climbed by 1.4% during the month.
Australian make-up sector to grow 4.6% annually to 2026: GlobalData
The Australian per capita expenditure on make-up reached $15.2 in 2021.
Food delivery sector must modernise after delivery aggregator exits Australia: report
Delivery aggregators have been grappling with driver shortages and rising inflations.
Australia retail trade up 12.5% YoY in October 2022
However, it declined by 0.2% month-on-month.
Deliveroo’s Australian exit raises need to modernise food delivery
Deliveroo recently announced it will stop operations in Australia.
Deliveroo exits ‘highly competitive’ Australian market
In the first half, Australian businesses only accounted for 3% of Deliveroo’s GTV.
Retail turnover in Australia inches up in September
It went up by 0.6%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported.
Around 200,000 more Australian consumers shopped online in H1 2022: report
Nearly 84% of consumers have used online shopping platforms in the past six months.