Retailers: Get ready for a multi-sensory shopping experience!

The Ultimate Buying Experience… Reed Gift Fairs Sydney | 24 – 28 February 2018 | ICC Sydney Darling Harbour The doors to Reed Gift Fairs Sydney February open on 24 February, and this is one can’t-miss retail trade event.  An industry staple, Reed Gift Fairs provides retailers the unique opportunity to meet over 500 wholesalers […]

Toppling furniture and televisions: Anchor them for child safety

>> go to ‘Former VP of Fair Work Commission shares insight with retailers‘   Toppling furniture and televisions: Anchor them for child safety   The National Retail Association (NRA) has today released a Best Practice Guide for Furniture and Television Tip-Over Prevention in an effort to improve child safety. Each year hundreds of children suffer […]

Home furnishing icon’s future revealed

One of the largest chain stores in the world has plans to roll out smaller stores in Australia. The maze that is IKEA is aiming to lower customers stress levels when it comes to shopping with them. Although they are not scaling back in any existing stores, the goals of growing online sales and providing more […]

Household goods continue to drive retail trade growth

The recent release of the November 2015 retail trade figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed continued growth in the Household Goods sector. As indicated in the graph below, the retail sector grew by 3.8 per cent nationally, with Victoria (5.5 per cent), Tasmania (4.3 per cent) and New South Wales (3.9 per cent), […]

Household goods make strong contribution to retail trade figures

The recent release of the September 2015 retail trade figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed continued growth in the Household Goods sector, and Footwear and Personal Accessories. As indicated in the graph below, the retail sector grew by 3.9 per cent nationally, with Victoria (4.9 per cent), South Australia (4.4 per cent) and […]