Written by Dionne Alaveras, News Xtend Attention all business owners looking to increase online sales. You ready for another week of tips and hints? Previously we deep dived into the Facebook platform and looked at how Facebook could be utilised to drive online sales. This week, we are looking at another digital advertising platform to […]
The National Retail Association has today praised the Australian retail industry for its innovative approach to overcoming the red tape, cost and logistical challenges unique to the Australian marketplace, on the back of today’s much-anticipated, but underwhelming, launch of Amazon Australia. NRA Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said Australian retailers were an innovative bunch, who’ve shown […]
By Joanna Arhontis, The New Retail Revolution There is all this talk on the street that traditional brick and mortar retail stores are dying with many sadly closing their doors in recent months. It is true that retailers are being hit hard throughout the nation, and indeed across the globe, as online sales increase and the […]
Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its retail trade figures for the month of December 2016 and the results demonstrated that the National Retail Association was close to spot-on with its Christmas trade period projection. In November, we forecast that for the Christmas trade period – which encompasses half of November and all […]
The recently released NAB Online Retail Sales Index for November 2016 has shown that Australian consumers splashed around $21.4 billion over the 12 months from November 2015 to November 2016. As usual, there was a significant boost in original sales for November 2016, due mainly to seasonal factors such as the beginning of the Christmas […]
Aussies are buying up more and more online! According to a recent study, improved trade for small business and exceptional growth in fashion sales helped Australian online retail sales rebound, totalling almost $20 billion in annual spends in the year to May 2016. The latest NAB Online Retail Sales Index May 2016 saw sales rise […]