Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

At opposite ends of the political spectrum, the National Party and the Greens both argued that divestment provisions should be incorporated into federal competition laws to ensure fair trading with suppliers and consumers. Breaking up is hard to do The first report critical of the supermarket sector was released in January 2024.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

per cent amid strikes, changing consumer habits appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Early results from the second half In the first seven weeks of the second half, the group saw its Australian and New Zealand food sales rise 3.3 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, from the year-ago period. The post Woolworths profit falls 20.6

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Retail Focus

JUNE 9, 2025

As UK consumers navigate ongoing cost-of-living pressures, affordability and convenience remain decisive factors in where and how they shop. Now in its second year in the UK market, Temu is earning high marks with local consumers. And that’s a very positive thing for retail — both online and on the high street.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2025

They are the current interest, bordering on obsession, for many a Millennial and Gen Z consumer. These two consumer groups have been lumped into an increasingly powerful shopper segment dubbed ‘kidults’, an amalgamation of the words ‘kid’ and ‘adults’. What are kidults?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Consumers commonly invest in the product recommendations of their chosen influencer; others are turned away by what they deem inauthentic content. This paradox signals a growing trend: influencers can both entice and deter consumers. “In Influencer Red Flags For The Consumer: Beware of ‘Over-Sponsored’ content.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Strategic shifts G-Star appears intent on crafting a seamless and thoughtful reintroduction to Australian consumers. This cautious approach was deliberate, providing ample time to understand the subtle shifts in consumer behaviour post-pandemic. Good Products & Co is the distributor of G-Star Raw in Australia and New Zealand.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Funded by the Queensland Government and Kmart Group, the research, Consumer Clothing Use and Disposal Behaviours Study, conducted 10 in-depth interviews with stakeholders across the clothing value chain, followed by a survey of 3080 participants from diverse demographics.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Businesses that use deceptive tactics, such as hidden fees and difficult-to-cancel subscriptions, are in the crosshairs of the Albanese Government’s latest consumer protection reforms. Deceptive online tactics: Methods designed to overwhelm or confuse consumers, often creating false urgency or hiding important information.

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JULY 2, 2025

With the cost-of-living pressures still plaguing Australians, consumers have turned to online retailers to hunt for bargains, with online non-food-related retail sales surging nearly 11 per cent this year. per cent, consumer confidence remains soft,” said Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Chris Rodwell.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Research shows that millennials make up an increasingly large part of the consumer base for home goods and furnishings, which includes products ranging from bedspreads to furniture.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This seamless, integrated customer experience has redefined Australian consumers’ expectations, making it harder for traditional retailers to compete with their slower and more costly fulfilment methods. Shein: Dominating the fast-fashion market Shein has become a major player in Australian fashion, particularly among younger consumers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

After years of searching and research, Ross eventually realized just how large of a market there was for consumers like herself and knew she had to take matters into her own hands. It is this deep understanding of how consumers want to be marketed to and the power of storytelling that Ross has achieved success.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The ACCC’s lawsuit against Coles and Woolworths for allegedly misleading consumers about the price of essential products has now been spun into a class action lawsuit by the Gerard Malouf and Partners law firm. The unspoken pact is clear: Give consumers what they want at a fair price, and we’ll tolerate the massive profits you rake in.”

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched the legal action in the Federal Court against Webjet for displaying “flights from $X” statements but omitting its compulsory service fee and booking price guarantee fee in the advertised prices between November 2018 and November 2023. .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Gerard Malouf & Partners filed a class action against Coles and Woolworths, seeking to recover funds for consumers who may have been deceived by the fake price drops on the items sold in their stores. “Woolworths Group intends to defend the class action proceeding,” said Woolworths. .

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will live stream its upcoming public hearings for the supermarkets enquiry, scheduled from November 7 to 22. The public hearings will examine how retail prices relate to wholesale and farmgate prices, aiming to address the impact of these practices on consumers and suppliers alike.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The 15-day festival has held the title of Australias largest consumer-facing fashion week for some time, but its still kicking new goals, announcing that in 2024 it delivered over 10 per cent growth in attendance. And the team uniform, if you like, is anything that looks fabulous and anything that you feel good in, she added.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

While the UWU’s strike is advocating for workers’ rights, it could give consumers another reason to question if a supermarket duopoly is benefitting them. Woolies might be in the limelight, but the close association between the two brands in consumers’ minds means the fallout is contagious,” Ritchie continued.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

million amid ongoing weak consumer sentiment due to cost of living pressures. “The business has strong fundamentals and is well positioned to benefit as consumer confidence returns,” said Xavier Simonet, Collins Food MD and CEO. KFC Australia’s revenue increased 2.7 per cent to $536.8 Meanwhile, KFC Europe slid 3.4

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

IR : You’ve mentioned a few brands in the portfolio that are quite big in Australia; is there any consumer demographic in particular in Australia that is loving these products? NA: Well, in consumer demographics, not only talking about Australia, many of our brands have extremely healthy consumer demographics.

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JUNE 22, 2025

A confluence of economic, geopolitical and cultural headwinds is prompting luxury consumers to reassess not only how much they spend but why they spend at all. Saks Global’s survey of affluent consumers, conducted in late April this year, reveals the sharpest drop in economic sentiment since tracking began two years ago.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This is a necessity for both new and old-generation retailers to succeed as more consumers move online to fill their shopping baskets. This foregrounds the pressure faced by traditional retailers to invest in technology to remain competitive and meet consumer expectations, or risk extinction. The UK is predicted to have 62.1

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Their ability to create highly curated experiences that are tailored to regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local consumers is made possible by this approach. In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised.

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MAY 2, 2025

While the steady growth is heartening, cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty continue to impact consumer behaviour,” said Australian Retailers Association chief industry affairs officer, Fleur Brown.

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APRIL 28, 2025

Justin Kestelman, the founder and chief executive officer of Hommey, told Inside Retail he wanted to create a brand that millennials and Gen Z consumers would want to have in their homes. The brand uses products, such as its drink bottles and robes, to introduce Gen Z consumers to the brands ethos.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

The regulator launched an investigation after consumers complained they were unknowingly given a 14-day free trial of the ‘First’ membership. The company used the pre-selected tick box to add a First trial to all eligible consumers’ shopping carts from July 3 to September 19 last year. monthly once it ended.

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MAY 20, 2025

Bedding retailer, Bedshed, has paid a fine of $39,600 after receiving two infringement notices from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly making false or misleading representations.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Several retailers have been warned by Australia’s consumer watchdog over potentially misleading and problematic terms and conditions for product returns and warranties.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

The energy, the passion, the excitement for sports, is so prevalent in Australia that we think it’s a market that we can really grow and speak to consumers in and then in terms of the kind of the presence and the product full portfolio that we have as a brand,” said Cai. “In

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Today, the Salomon customer includes Pilates princesses whose ‘fit checks’ on social media have contributed to the virality of the shoe styles, whilst the brand still caters to its core original consumer of adventure seekers. Providing consumers with more paths to purchase the brand has helped drive Salomon’s viral success in recent years.

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