Australia

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. 

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.

Australia’s e-commerce market to reach over $50b in 2022: report

The market is projected to grow by 13% during the quarter. 

Household spending in Australia rises by 29% in August

This is the 18th consecutive month of growth, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.

Sephora launches new order management system in Australia

The new platform will allow customers to avail of the Click & Collect service, amongst others.

Australia’s trade surplus narrows in August

Its surplus stood at $8.32b, the ABS reported.

Australia’s retail sales inch up in August

Retail sales rose 0.6% during the month.