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China retail data: consistent consistency Mr Yus consistency has been lauded but, in some other areas, consistency should draw scepticism. Take Chinas retail data for example, whose consistency should be drawing fire from all directions. Since February 2024, sales growth has never deviated from a narrow band around 3 per cent.
At a sub-category level, there are even bigger movers, which present opportunities for some retailers and heightened competition for others. By looking more closely at spending changes, retailers can gain a more vivid picture of what’s driving customer behaviours. Consumer Price Index, Australia. Read the analysis here.
It all adds up to a nasty bite to the pocketbook of consumers everywhere who are looking to shower one of the worlds favourite romantic gifts on their loved ones. In Japan, as usual, the retailers think of ingenious ways of getting around it. Sales for drugstores increased by 6.9 Consumer confidence is weak and getting worse.
The latest retailsales figures are really quite incredible. According to the Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retailsales rose by 0.6 But clothing, footwear and accessories are up 2 per cent, food retailers are up 1 per cent while cafes and restaurants are also enjoying a 1.3 per cent bump.
Australian retailsales are on the rise – but new research suggests growth is being driven by inflation, not by consumers buying more. On a quarterly basis, overall retail price growth has already exceeded sales volume growth in both the March and June quarters,” says Rumbens. per cent.”.
per cent rise in first quarter sales on a like-for-like basis on Thursday, beating expectations and easing concerns about a slowdown in the two biggest beauty markets the United States and China. The French cosmetics giant, which owns the Maybelline and Lancome brands, reported sales of 11.24 L’Oreal reported a 9.4
The company has posted a sales increase of 11.3 The odd one out Last week, LVMH reported a 3 per cent fall in sales for the third quarter, which the company attributed to China’s weak consumer confidence. Its rival Kering Group, also saw sales dipping 15 per cent to €3.79 Meanwhile, European sales climbed 15.9
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Reporting by the business media of retailsales and other economic data produced by governments in developing Asia is often too trusting. Officially then, China’s retailsales rose by 4.7 per cent in the first quarter, with consumer goods up 3.1 The online share of total retailsales is now 23 per cent.
Under IMG’s leadership since 2005, AFW has elevated resort collections, showcased Indigenous designers and initiated a consumer-integrated model. The emergence of consumer-facing fashion events including PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival and Melbourne Fashion Week has led some to question the relevance of a closed industry-only event.
The bad news was that company CFO Mat Friend admitted that Nike fell short of its plan, telling investors on its June 27 conference call: “We experienced meaningful shifts in consumer traffic in key markets – particularly in Greater China, where brick-and-mortar traffic declined as much as double-digits versus prior year.”
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South East Asia is an overall important market for us and the initial launches in neighbouring countries made Malaysia a natural market to enter into,” Mulholland told Inside Retail. Mulholland reiterated that Coles is committed to understanding and meeting the preferences and tastes of Malaysian consumers.
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Vincom Retail is Vietnam’s biggest mall operator by dint of opening malls here, there and everywhere, but is this the right strategy? Its continuing stagnation in key operating metrics on a year-over-year basis, despite rising retailsales and a sound economy, is concerning. per cent in the first nine months of the year.
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per cent – retailers might be expecting tough economic conditions, as consumers are expected to cut back. . According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retailsales were up 19.2 She said that consumers are already making cuts. Rising interest rates hits consumer and business confidence.
Amazon.com reported slowing online sales growth in the second quarter and said cautious consumers were seeking out cheaper options for purchases, sending shares down nearly 8 per cent. The after-hours stock drop came despite second-quarter profit and cloud computing sales that beat analyst estimates. billion to US$158.5
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Alibaba Group Holding missed analysts’ estimates for second-quarter sales on Friday, as persistent economic uncertainty sapped consumer spending in China and weighed on the e-commerce group’s domestic business. per cent rise in sales across all major e-commerce platforms, according to data provider Syntun.
MacGillivray said Homeworld Helensvale is in a “prime position” to take advantage of household spending and consumer demand post lockdowns. Continued work from home and a reduced supply in the residential market has also boosted key large format retail categories, with many outperforming broader retailsales growth,” he said.
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Supply chain issues and pandemic-related shortages continue to impact retailers worldwide, while the ever-accelerating shift to online shopping has left gaps in the high street – with House of Fraser the latest big name to announce it is closing its Oxford Street store in January. . Despite this, there are some bright shoots of recovery.
With the big two dominating the retail landscape with 65 per cent of the retailmarket, most consumers have limited choice when it comes to buying groceries. As consumers are feeling price-stressed and inflation hits our pockets, there are increasing questions as to whether they really have our best interests at heart.
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