Christmas shopping

Christmas shopping Archives

ARA predicts $9 billion spendathon over the last week before Christmas

All states and territories are set to record year-on-year sales increases, led by South Australia with sales up 2.6 per ...
recovery, independent retailers, gift, sales

ARA survey reveals consumer pre-Christmas spending intentions

Businesses should remain optimistic as Cyber Weekend sales are "growing in popularity" every year, providing retailers w...
holiday season

Small businesses optimistic about festive season bonanza

Over half Australia's small businesses are expecting expect a strong holiday season that they hope will help them recoup...

Shop Small campaign aims to accelerate small businesses’ recovery

Almost a third of Australia's small businesses say that without strong sales over the Christmas period they won’t be abl...

Australia Post sets deadline for Christmas deliveries

With December predicted to be busier than last year’s holiday period, customers and retailers are encouraged to send the...
Christmas survey, shoppers, small retailers

How to start planning your marketing for the festive season

Many small businesses get distracted by what their competitors are doing when it comes to marketing - this is the time t...

Delivery firms beef up operations ahead of Christmas

Many customers are over the initial hump of trying online retail, and given the continuing spike in online sales seen ac...