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Strong boost in Australian retail sales in October, says ABS data

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Retail sales improved in October, with cosmetics, sports and recreational goods leading the increase, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed. Retail sales during the month climbed 3.4 billion, with other retailing – which includes cosmetics, sports and recreational goods – soaring 8.4 per cent to $5.85

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Christmas retail sales tipped to top $60 billion

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Australian Christmas retail sales are predicted to exceed $60 billion, despite the impact of inflation and cost of living problems, according to research from the National Retailers Association (NRA). Meanwhile, the Australia Retail Association (ARA) says Australian retail sales increased 12.9

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How poor planning is costing retailers sales – and profits

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Working with retailers across Australia and New Zealand, Quantiful CEO Jamie Cormack has identified poor planning outcomes as one of the significant causes forcing retailers to contract and even close stores today. The innovation is a demand planning tool that delivers accurate forecasts and illustrates what is driving demand.”

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Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last. Here’s how to prepare for it

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The latest retail sales figures are really quite incredible. According to the Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retail sales rose by 0.6 My tip is that retail sales figures in the next couple of months will start to reflect this. The post Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last.

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Accent Group’s net profit rises amid 42 new store openings

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per cent like-for-like retail sales growth, opened 42 new stores, secured the distribution rights for Dickies and Lacoste, divested The Trybe business and made progress on the closure of underperforming Glue stores,” said Daniel Agostinelli, Accent Group CEO. . “During the half, the company delivered 2.9

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Beyond the beach: Richard Facioni outlines plans for Surfstitch

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Data shows the rapid increase in online shopping that defined the first year of the global pandemic has started to fade, as the novelty of lockdowns wears off and government stimuluses run out, and online retailers that once enjoyed record highs are now working harder to drive sales. This time last year, we were all still in lockdown.

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A new twist on privacy: planning for a post-cookie world

Inside Retail

As the data-decision driven world continues to evolve, the marketing space is seeing marketers, category and brand professionals alike held more accountable than ever for success and delivering results – not just with vanity metrics like clicks and engagement, but perpetually trying to understand how these convert into sales.

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