The Australian retail sector will hit tough times in the next six months, with consumer sales, discounting and weakening foot traffic raised as key concerns by a group of private retail and wholesalin…
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China funds, builders seek Australia, Vietnam property assets
Chinese companies and funds are seeking real estate investments in Australia and Vietnam to diversify as China steps up efforts to cool its property market.
Sovereign wealth funds have expressed inter…
No bursting Australia’s champagne market bubble
Although Britain remains the world’s largest export market for champagne, shipments dropped 15 percent in 2009, dragging it back to 2002 levels. Meanwhile, the world’s leading champagne ho…
Australian farms see tenfold rise in Chinese investment
Chinese investment in Australian farms increased tenfold in the past six months, real estate agents said, as the Australian government relaxed rules governing residential property purchasing and buyer…
Report: Australia e-commerce
Research and Markets has published a report entitled Australia – e-Commerce, Marketing and Advertising.
Published annually, the report offers a wealth of information about trends and development…
Australia: Savvy women stick to budgets
Cost-conscious women shoppers in Australia are reluctant to spend more on non-essentials such as clothes and accessories unless prices are marked down, a national shopping survey has found.
Many remai…
Australian consumers resilient as rates increase
An index of consumer sentiment in Australia fell only 1 percent in April from March, despite the Reserve Bank raising interest rates two months in a row.
The index fell to 116.1 points in April in sea…
Australian consumers feeling “flat” after stimulus
Australians are weaning themselves off billions of dollars in stimulus payments and feeling flat.
The latest retail sales figures show growth slowing to almost nothing nationwide and turning negative …
Sydney’s “Mayfair” not so fair
It could be one of the most prestigious retail streets in Sydney – "the Mayfair or Park Lane on the Monopoly board", as a former tenant, Ray Price, put it.
The shops lining Ennis Road …
Retail trade estimates are down for February
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has produced the data for the monthly turnover in the retail sector for February.
Its findings showed that retail turnover was down by 1.4 percent (seasonally adjus…