The two Australian retail goliaths dominate our annual retailer rankings - but their future growth potential must now be in question... How far can Woolworths and Wesfarmers grow given the increased pressure from regulators? The dominance of th...

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...

David Evans, CEO of the SPOS Group, predicts five North American trends will help Australian retailers to adapt to the economy and customers’ shopping needs. Customers are informed Shoppers have permanently moved from impulse buying to in...

Mobile phone users are willing to spend five times more on downloads than they did two years ago, the latest Mobile Data Survey has found.  The third annual survey, conducted by Griffith University, Complete the Picture Consulting and the Mn...

There is no smoking gun in inflation figures for the New Zealand Reserve Bank to lift official interest rates in June, with the risks swinging towards a rise in July, according to some economists.  As a result of rising food and petrol price...

Despite Gerry Harvey's reluctance to enter the world of ecommerce, figures from Experian Hitwise indicate he'd be very wise to do so.  According to Experian Hitwise's Top 20 - appliances and electronics list for the week ending April 10, Har...

This story first appeared in Inside Retailing Magazine' October-November issue. Click here to subscribe and receive the full issue.Our annual rankings of the 50 most influential people in Australian retailing... Michael Luscombe was never in any da...

Looking for shoppers in these challenging economic times? They are in hiding, says Charu Harish, who has been researching shopper behaviour across Asia and Oceania.

In challenging times for retailers, value chains are the big movers amongst Australia’s 20...

Almost all (95%) of teen mall shoppers* notice some type of mall advertising, according to a recently released report.