Celene Ignacio

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Australians prefer in-store shopping, while click-and-collect gains favour

The study found that 90 per cent of Australians prefer to shop in-store, with 34 per cent of them finding the enjoyment ...

Retailers raise concerns over Budget’s lack of support for small businesses

CPA research, reveals that Australian SMEs lag behind most APAC countries in terms of innovation and the use of new tec...

Plant-based alt-meat sales surge 47 per cent in Australia

Foodservice accounted for all of the growth, with wholesale sales surging at a compound average growth rate of 59 per ce...

Knife laws in NSW, Queensland welcomed by retailers and malls alike

The legislation will make it illegal to sell knives to a child under the age of 18 with provisions for retailers selling...

Social media overtakes paid search as world’s largest advertising channel

Western social media platforms growing rapidly driven by Chinese brands targeting US and European audiences.

March retail sales barely rise as Taylor Swift effect evaporates

The ARA said that merchants expect the decline in discretionary spending and cost of doing business pressure to persist ...

Majority of Australians would support ban on disposable coffee cups

YouGov found that 71 per cent of Australians carry reusable shopping bags while 53 per cent reuse takeaway containers fo...

Majority of Australian brands struggle with connecting customer data

Twilio noted that 49 per cent of customers said they would trust a brand more if it disclosed how it uses customer data ...

Woolworths, four overseas peers to launch US$125 million Venture Captital fund for start-ups

Woolworths' co-investors are the UK’s Tesco, Dutch-Belgian multinational Ahold Delhaize, Canada’s Empire Company, and So...

Australian start-up Vow secures Singapore approval for cultured meat sale

Vow’s parfait product will be the only cultivated meat product available commercially up-to-date when it launches in Sin...