Australia

In 2020, Australia’s economy shrank amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but demonstrated resilience against containment measures, yet is likely to face risks, including rising unemployment and elevated public debt. Among developed nations, Australia is ...

Consumer foodservice performance suffered throughout 2020, as the pandemic swept the nation, sending customers into lockdown from March 2020, and shifting consumer spend onto retail, away from foodservice. During the lockdown period, businesses had ...

Given the locations of these outlets, which are often outdoors and within shopping centres, street stalls/kiosks faced a tough period earlier in 2020, when most were forced to close due to the lockdown and social distancing measures announced in ...

In 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, bars and pubs were heavily impacted, with temporary closure starting in late March and the easing of restrictions happening with state-by-state variations. Even once restrictions were eased, social distancing...

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, foodservice venues were closed during March 2020, limited to providing consumers takeaway and delivery services. Most limited-service chains responded swiftly and efficiently, adapting their strategies as consumers ...

Non-standalone outlets such as those located within shopping centres have witnessed a higher decline in sales, due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This is especially the case for those outlets located in central business district areas across Australia....

Growth of self-service cafeterias in Australia is largely dependent on the rising fortunes of Ikea and its ongoing retail expansion in the country. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, its home furnishing stores' performance had grown year-on-year, ...

The pandemic adversely impacted full-service restaurants due to the policies prohibiting dine-in customers, as well as social distancing measures limiting the maximum number of patrons allowed in a restaurant at any given time. High rents and ...

The pandemic-induced lockdown from March 2020 introduced by the Australian Government in an attempt to control the spread of the virus resulted in restrictive movement outside of the home, thereby reducing socialising opportunities and non-essential ...

Apparel and footwear suffered significant declines across much of the market in 2020 as a direct result of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions introduced by the government in an attempt to control the spread of the virus. This resulted ...

The closure of non-essential stores including apparel and footwear specialist retailers due to the pandemic-induced lockdown in Australia in 2020 in addition to decreasing disposable incomes due to rising unemployment rates had a negative impact on ...

Hosiery suffered double-digit declines in both volume and current value terms in 2020 as a direct result of the pandemic-induced lockdown and a greater focus on prioritising expenditure for more essential items during the year. Sheer hosiery recorded...

The pandemic-induced lockdown from March 2020 introduced by the Australian Government in an attempt to control the spread of the virus resulted in restrictive movement outside of the home, thereby reducing socialising opportunities, and non-essential...

Continuing a theme felt throughout most of the market in Australia, footwear experienced significant declines in 2020 across the category due to the home seclusion trend. Remote working and learning during lockdown restrictions reduced demand for ...

Apparel accessories was the strongest performing category within Australian apparel and footwear in 2020, driven by the extraordinary growth rates recorded by face masks under other apparel accessories, as a direct result of the pandemic and social ...

Sportswear experienced declining current value sales in 2020, due to the home seclusion trend during lockdown which restricted the ability to play sports due to social distancing measures, or visit both indoor and outdoor gyms, playgrounds and ...

Jeans experienced a significant drop in demand in 2020 across all price segments, impacting both men’s and women’s categories. This performance was directly related to the home seclusion trend during the pandemic-induced lockdown in March, when ...

All categories within organic beverages recorded stronger retail value and volume growth in 2020 compared to 2019. This was particularly driven by consumers purchasing more premium coffee beans, instant coffee and Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules...

Retail sales of fortified/functional packaged food were boosted in 2020 by consumers’ increased focus on preventative health as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in a strong performance in categories including FF breakfast cereals ...

Retail value sales of better for you packaged food increased in 2020 as changing consumer habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as working from home, led to consumers becoming more mindful about the food they consumed. However, despite this ...