Australia

Its offerings include handmade crafts, sustainable products, and children’s items.

A survey revealed that six in 10 Australians seek out healthier products.

The company was partly affected by a ban on self-serve model.

Through its Always Open on eBay Australia initiative, over 1,000 retailers have set up online shops on its platform.

The award’s global honorees come from Australia, Japan and Thailand.

Supermarkets have experienced shortages as demand surged.

Australian food delivery service Youfoodz has selected cloud supply chain solutions provider DSI to optimise inventory movement and operations from raw materials to finished goods.

Florists, chocolate and jewellery retailers are expected to be extremely busy for Valentine’s Day, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said.

Singapore furniture retail company, Castlery announced its expansion into Australia last week.

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) believes books are high on the wish list this Christmas in Australia, with the ARA and market research company Roy Morgan Research predicting Australians to spend over AU$7 million (US$5 million) on ‘Other retailing’ during the Christmas trading period from November 15 to December 24, 2017.

Australian shoppers will spend more than $50 billion in retail stores over the Christmas trading period from November 15 to December 24, 2017, according to the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan Research Annual Pre-Christmas Sales Predictions.

Pandora Jewelry recently announced a new charitable initiative, enabling online customers to make donations to selected Australian charities with every purchase.

Nordic payment service provider (PSP) Bambora will support merchants in Australia and New Zealand with fraud management capabilities via ACI ReD Shield, part of the ACI UP eCommerce Payments solution.

Aussie, a P&G company known for its hair care and deep conditioning products especially the 3 Minute Miracle Moist, has unveiled its new “End Your Dry Spell” campaign which features real reviews from actual women.

By 2020, the leading retailers will have shifted focus away from ‘on-shelf availability’ to ‘on-demand availability’, aiming to provide 100% product availability to fulfil customer orders for delivery in various formats anytime and anywhere, using a low-cost approach for distribution. The key to creating a successful demand-driven supply chains (DDSC) for retailers is to ensure sufficient supply chain visibility and execution, says Peter Liddell, Partner, Asia-Pacific Head of Supply Chain, KPMG Australia.

Malaysia-based food franchise, The Chicken Rice Shop, plans to enter the Australian market as part of its international expansion strategy. For a start, it is specifically eyeing Melbourne as its first Australian city.