Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Australia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Global beauty giant ,Sephora, is continuing its expansion in Australia as it opens its new store at Highpoint Shopping Centre on November 2. This will be the global retailer’s 13th Australian store and third in Victoria, (Melbourne Central and Chadstone). The…
An AirAsia Indonesia flight has been forced to turn back to Australia after pilots were alerted to a possible loss of cabin pressure, airport officials say. Flight QZ535, bound for the Indonesian island of Bali, changed course about 25 minutes after take-off…
Customers of pizza chain Domino’s Australia are complaining their personal data has been leaked, prompting eerie personalised emails from scammers. Many took to social media to complain about phishing emails addressing them by their first names and mentioning…
The Sussan Retail Group will open a Sportsgirl outlet at Centre Road, Bentleigh in Melbourne, adding to its retail footprint on the revitalised strip that is attracting national tenants. The group, which already has its Sussan and Suzanne Grae stores on the…
Optus satellite, a subsidiary of major Australian operator Optus, has announced its first foray into providing satellite services over the National Broadband Network (NBN), via a partnership with Southern Phone. The partners are now providing Sky Muster…
The most liveable city in the world is soon to become home of Australia’s first Mercedes me Stores. This will be the seventh Mercedes me location worldwide, joining cities including Hamburg, Munich and Hong Kong. Set-up as an inner-city concept, Mercedes me…
French maison Céline has opened its second Australian store in Sydney. Located on level four of Sydney’s Westfield Shopping Centre, the 186-square-metre store is designed with clean lines and pared-back simplicity, hallmarks of the brand’s creative director,…
Australia’s first Jaguar Land Rover retail experience store has opened at Westfield Bondi Junction last week. The new-look premium retail experience store covers 290sqm over two floors and showcases display vehicles housed in two state-of-the-art digital…
Australian new vehicle sales took a dip in September after a run of record months, though continued strength in the commercial sector augured well for business spending in the economy. The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ VFACTS report out…
Global beauty retailer Sephora has today opened a new store today at Erina Fair, the company’s 12th Australian retail location, and seventh New South Wales store. Continuing their investment in brick-and-mortar stores, Sephora’s country manager, Libby Amelia,…
Vodafone Australia has joined rival Optus is testing massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, and plans to start rolling it out from 2018. The operator announced a recent successful trial of Massive MIMO in the 1800-MHz FDD band. The trial,…
Honeywell and Huawei, are deploying a gigabit network and a Passive Optical LAN (POL) solution for the Brisbane Skytower in Australia. Brisbane Skytower is a landmark building under construction in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Located in Brisbane’s…
Australia’s Optus plans to roll out Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology on its mobile network starting at the end of the year, after completing successful trials combining Massive MIMO with three-carrier aggregation (3CC CA). Optus…
DB Schenker Australia is opening its new contract logistics facility in Hoxton Park, NSW. Size does matters to Schenker! With the size of the internal site being nearly 8 football fields which equals 50,000 sqm and 15,000sqm external under cover area, this…
Sydney Airport has commenced work on the next stage of its T2 Domestic terminal, which, when completed will see the introduction of new retail tenancies in the precinct. Kerrie Mather, Sydney Airport managing director and CEO, welcomed the next phase of…
As the retail sector evolves, the average customer’s expectations are changing. To stay ahead of the curve, businesses need to adapt. The average Australian has been quick to adopt online shopping. In 2016, online sales exceeded $20 billion for the first…
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