Australian retail turnover appears to be on the rise again, with July 2010 retail trade reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to be up 0.7 per cent compared to July 2009 in seasonally adjusted terms.  Annual original figures,...

The fortunes of Australian retailers were worse than usual in June, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics monthly retail trade figures for June 2010 indicating a fall in turnover of 0.7 per cent on June 2009 in original terms.  The estima...

Despite rapid growth among mobile internet users and demand for mobile commerce (mcommerce) sites, the majority of retailers around the world don’t have an mcommerce strategy in place, new research from SLI Systems shows.  More than 40...

Tougher economic times mean higher shrinkage rates for retailers, but technology is making it easier to minimise loss. There’s no question about it - shop theft is on the rise. It’s long been known that as the economy slows and thin...

Australian retail turnover for May 2010 increased 0.6 per cent on May 2009, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).  This equates to a rise in sales of 2.6 per cent on the previous month of April 2010....

After the runaway success of Diva, coming up with an even better encore was always going to be a challenge for Colette and Mark Hayman. But they’ve done it.  The launch of a new retail concept is always bound to be the subject of scruti...

Pureplay internet retailers rule when it comes to the world of online lingerie purchases. According to Experian Hitwise's Top 20 websites, intimate apparel and accessories for the week ending July 19, just three multi-channel brands fall in the to...

Canada’s The Bay department store delivers a new take on one of the department store sector’s biggest trends - designer and exclusive labels. Canada department store, The Bay (formerly known as Hudson Bay), has pushed the envelope on d...

Classifieds were perhaps the forerunner to internet auctions, a forum for the public to sell off their unwanted possessions. The internet provides a greater immediacy to the category.But it would seem a transition from hardcopy publications to the we...

Australian retail sales turnover increased 0.9 per cent in April 2010 compared with April 2009, according to the latest retail sales figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  But sales decreased 2.4 per cent in April compared to the p...

Aussie online gifts are winning out over those from international vendors according to the latest top 20 list from Experian Hitwise.  Seventeen out of the 20 online retailers included in the Top 20 Flowers and Gifts list are Australian based...

Australians love their sport and Experian Hitwise's Top 20 sports and fitness websites list indicates the online sports market is a very fragmented. The list features a mix of both pure play online retailers and traditional bricks and mortar retai...

EBay remains Australia's most visited auction site according to Experian Hitwise's Top 20 auctions industry list.  The category features online auction websites, plus websites that advertise auction houses and upcoming auctions. document...

Jewellery chain Magnolia Silver continues to expand in Australia, with the opening of its first store in Perth.  The store, at Whitford City, is the first of five stores to open in Western Australia. A second Perth store will follow in two w...

When it comes to toys and hobbies, stalwarts of the sector are winning out online according to Experian Hitwise's Top 20 Toys and Hobbies list for the week ending May 1. Lego tops the list with 8.92 per cent of Australian visits, followed by Barbi...