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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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Endeavour’s retail sales remain flat in fiscal first quarter

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Endeavour Group ‘s retail sales remained flat in the fiscal first quarter as customers shopped more selectively. The company’s retail sales totalled $2.54 billion, with BWS and Dan Murphy’s comparable store sales declining 1.1 Online sales increased 6.3 per cent of total retail sales.

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‘The best in two years’: September retail sales edge up 2.3 per cent

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September retail sales remained sluggish, according to the Australian Retailers Association, but an analyst points out that the last quarter’s result was the best turnover in more than two years. “Retail volumes rose 0.4 ” Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed that retail sales grew 2.3

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Australian retail sales slightly up in April

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Australian retail sales increased by a mere 1.3 On a month-on-month basis, sales rose by just 0.1 The highest year-on-year growth was in the ‘other retailing’ category, which includes cosmetics, sports and recreational goods, up by 4.7 per cent to $35.7 per cent in April after falling 0.4 per cent in March.

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March retail sales barely rise as Taylor Swift effect evaporates

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Australian retail sales in March remain subdued despite an early Easter, only rising 0.8 Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed that other retailing, which include cosmetic, sports and recreational goods, grew 2.4 Food sales went up 2.1 Meanwhile, the Northern Territory saw the highest sales growth of 4.4

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Endeavour Group’s retail sales increase 2.4 per cent

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Dan Murphy’s parent Endeavour Group saw retail sales increase 2.4 Despite both of its retail chains – BWS and Dan Murphy’s – falling flat on a comparable store basis, the MyDan’s membership program added more than 175,000 new members and achieved a record peak scan rate of 84 per cent from its 5.4

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Retail sales crept up in January, ABS data shows

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Australian retail sales inched higher in January, with food-related spending leading the growth. Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed that January retail sales rose 1.1 ‘Other’ retailing sales climbed 2.8 Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway sales grew 2.5 per cent annually to $5.53