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Christmas retail sales dip behind Black Friday boom

Inside Retail

Retail turnover fell 4.4 per cent in December last year according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. Despite the fall, spending on retail goods remains heightened compared to December 2020 for all retail industries except for department stores which is down by 9.0

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Retail sales slip in March quarter: ABS

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Retail sales fell 0.5 On a month-by-month basis, sales rose 1.3 Online sales made up 9.4 per cent of monthly sales during the period, compared to 7.1 The data follows last week’s NAB Online Retail Sales Index, which found that online sales fell 0.5 per cent in March following a 0.8

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Retail sales surge 9.4 per cent – but good times ‘could be short lived’

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Australian retail sales surged 9.4 Month on month, sales were up 1.6 March saw the highest growth rate since April last year when sales surged 24 per cent against April 2020 when lockdowns devastated the retail trade. And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6 per cent), NSW (1.8

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Inflation, not volume, will drive retail sales growth until 2025 – report

Inside Retail

The quarterly Deloitte Access Economics’ Retail Forecasts finds that – based on trend analysis – real retail spending during the quarter to March 31 ran 6.2 per cent ahead of what might have been expected had Covid-19 not disrupted markets from early 2020. He expects retail sales by volume will increase by an average of only 1.1

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Retail sales recover in April, but recovery remains uneven

Inside Retail

After retail sales slipped in March due to a continued return toward ‘normal’ trading, monthly turnover recovered slightly in April 2021, rising 1.1 The end of JobKeeper did have many retailers concerned, but the early signs are that the Australian economy continues to charter a strong recovery.”. per cent after the 0.5

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October Retail Sales Enjoy Holiday Boost

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Retail enjoyed a boost in sales in October as Americans began their holiday shopping early to avoid pandemic-related supply chain issues, reports the National Retail Federation (NRF). Overall retail sales were up 1.7 Overall retail sales were up 1.7 percent year over year. percent year over year.

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Food stores prop up retail sales figures for June, says ONS

Talking Retail

Food stores led the way in the increase in retail sales in June, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Food stores reported a sales increase of 4.2% in June compared with the previous month, with anecdotal evidence suggesting the increase was due to the Euro 2020 football championship.