Australia

The growing popularity of athleisure wear among Australian consumers looks set to remain one of the most influential trends in apparel and footwear specialist retailers over the forecast period. Players across the channel are increasingly expanding ...

Convenience stores in Australia are facing growing competition from smaller-sized supermarkets. Best exemplified by the Woolworths Metro and Coles Local formats, these smaller outlets are increasingly found in busy inner city locations and densely ...

The outlook for department stores in Australia is poor, with current value sales and outlet numbers projected to decline throughout the forecast period. This channel is particularly exposed to several trends causing significant disruption across the ...

As is the case internationally, the digital revolution has caused significant disruption for direct selling in Australia. The channel’s traditional business model, built on face-to-face personal connections between sellers and buyers, is at odds with...

Aldi, Australia’s only discounters chain, continued expanding the range of non-grocery items in its weekly “Special Buys” in 2018. In anticipation of the summer season, its October Special Buys included an inflatable spa, pool cleaning and ...

While Amazon’s arrival in late 2017 caused considerable anxiety among electronics and appliance specialist retailers, so far the global giant’s expansion into Australia has been less disruptive than initially feared. This is partly because Amazon has...

Previously seen as slow to expand their online footprints, leading Australian supermarkets Woolworths and Coles are now investing heavily in digital strategies. Both have significantly improved their online services, assortments and delivery options ...

“Daigou”, a type of cross-border shopping in which goods are purchased overseas on behalf of customers in China, is a booming business in Australia. The Australian Pharmacy Alliance, which represents 650 independent chemists/pharmacies, moved to tap ...

Falling house prices in Australia had a negative impact on trade for home and garden specialist retailers in 2018, particularly towards the end of the year. Trading conditions look set to worsen over the short-to-medium term, as the further cooling ...

Similar to direct sellers, the online shopping boom in Australia poses significant challenges for homeshopping companies, but also creates new opportunities. For the most part, TV homeshopping players have adjusted well to the digital revolution by ...

There were no hypermarkets operators active in Australia in 2018. However, German hypermarkets chain Kaufland is due to start operating in the country over the forecast period. As of early 2019, Kaufland had secured planning approval for three stores...

The popularity of online marketplaces is booming in Australia. Third-party sellers of all kinds are flocking to these platforms, as they provide an opportunity to vastly increase their exposure and reach, while also reducing shipping costs and ...

Social media is increasingly influencing the shopping habits of Australians, particularly those of millennials and members of Generation Z. Digital natives are not only much more likely than digital immigrants to use their smartphones to pay for ...

Retailing in Australia showed a relatively subdued performance in 2018. Growth in total retailing current value sales was only up marginally on both 2017 and the review period CAGR, while the total number of retail outlets in the country declined at ...

While industry surveys indicate strong interest in online grocery shopping among Australians, the number of consumers who actually buy groceries online remains relatively low. This is partly due to uncertainty about the benefits and reliability of ...

Busier lifestyles and the growing migration of Australian consumers to online shopping have recently supported a boom in the popularity of on-demand services offering home delivery of alcoholic drinks. Independent and smaller chained alcoholic drinks...

Variety stores current value sales and outlet numbers continued to decline in 2018, maintaining the negative trend observed throughout the review period. The channel has been on a downward trajectory for several years, mainly due to stiff competition...

Early in 2019, local start-up Grabox moved to tap into the growing popularity of rideshare services in Australia with the launch of the country’s first ever in-car vending machines. The slimline machines, which are attached to the centre console of ...

While Costco did not have any direct competitors in warehouse clubs in 2018, it faces a growing threat from a variety of other store-based formats and online retailers. These not only include well-established grocery retailers and non-grocery ...

Robotic lawn mowers continued to see strong value sales growth in 2018. Consumers appreciated the convenience factor behind the current innovation seen in robotic lawn mowers. Brand manufacturers such as Husqvarna, Zucchetti (Ambrogio robot) and ...