Maria SantosResearch
Australian Retail Spending Growth Slows to 4.9 per Cent Ahead of Peak Season
Annual turnover reached $39.91 billion through September as mortgage pressure and soft consumer sentiment pinched household budgets before Christmas.
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Minjun ParkResearch
Asia Pacific Takes 34 per Cent Share as Social Commerce Surges Toward 2.7 Trillion Dollars
Live selling and video feeds accounted for more than 42 per cent of sales worldwide as merchants in China and Southeast Asia tie mobile payment rails directly to creator storefronts.
Maria SantosResearch
85% of Australians Would Switch Retailers if AI Finds a Better Deal this Peak Shopping Season
Australian retailers could face growing pressure to win over price-conscious shoppers this Black Friday and Christmas shopping period, with 85% of Australians willing to switch retailers if artificial intelligence (AI) found the same product for a better…
Minjun ParkResearch
50 Korean Firms Turn to Synthetic AI Shoppers to Test Products
Intellicia reports a 91.2 percent correlation with human surveys as brands replace traditional consumer panels.
Sarah ChenResearch
Asian E-Commerce Dominates Global Sales as China Hits 13 Trillion Yuan
Online transactions in Southeast Asia reached $191 billion while India expanded 20 percent, outpacing mature Western retail corridors.
Minjun ParkResearch
Australian Halloween Spend to Hit $510 Million as Shopper Numbers Drop
Australians will spend 2 per cent more this Halloween despite 400,000 fewer shoppers participating under cost of living pressures.
Wei ZhangResearch
Data Breaches Hit 16% of Japanese Companies in Teikoku Survey
A study of 1,328 businesses shows large enterprises suffered leaks at more than double the rate of smaller vendors.
Wei ZhangResearch
Google Chrome Logs 260 Million Hours to Lead Naver in Korea
The browser outpaced Naver for the fifth consecutive month in September, according to data from mobile app analytics firm Wiseapp Retail.
Rajiv MenonResearch
AI Could Offset Asia’s 25% Workforce Loss by 2050, IMF Says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said AI is projected to lift growth in advanced Asian economies by 0.5 to 1 percentage point.
Aiko TanakaResearch
Indonesia Seeks Bigger Role in Asia-Pacific Retail Industry
Homegrown brands look to use a domestic market of over 275 million people to drive cross-border store networks across Southeast Asia.
Aiko TanakaResearch
Asia to Drive 59% of Global Growth as World Economy Slows to 2.6%
UNCTAD projects India at 7.3% and Indonesia at 5.2% in 2026, while direct US-China trade drops over 20% amid rising energy costs and tech export curbs.
Sarah ChenResearch
Gen Z Collectors Outspend Older Generations with $347,000 Average Art Outlay
Young high-net-worth buyers doubled the art purchases of older cohorts in 2025, driven by inherited wealth and million-dollar acquisitions.
Sarah ChenResearch
Loyalty Management Spending Hits $17.38 Billion as Platform Costs Surge
Frequent shoppers generate 12 to 18 percent more revenue, but digital platform expenses have surged more than 200 percent over the past six years.
Aiko TanakaResearch
Mars Study Projects AI-Driven Retail to Reach 788 Billion Dollars by 2035
Analysis of 180,000 global market signals shows routine grocery shopping shifting to automated AI agents while physical stores pivot to experiential discovery.
Wei ZhangResearch
Indonesia Leads Global Surge in Ultra-Wealthy Population Through 2031
Knight Frank forecasts Indonesia will expand its ultra-high-net-worth population by 82 percent to 6,966 individuals over the next five years.
Aiko TanakaResearch
Global AI Data Centre Spending to Hit Thirty Trillion Dollars by 2050
Capital flows into artificial intelligence infrastructure now outpace the historical peaks of both the railroad and dotcom investment booms.