Australia

Consumer Lifestyles offers valuable insights into key consumer attitudes and current thinking, and their impact on purchasing and consumption habits; quantifying behaviours, preferences and motivations and aligning them with broader trends in…

Australia stands among the global leaders in major business and competitiveness rankings. Trusted regulatory environment, developed digital markets, educated workforce, good infrastructure network and relatively easy financing options are the main…

The Sydney in Australia report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

The Perth in Australia report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

The Melbourne in Australia report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

Australian regulations allow cannabis products for medicinal and research purposes only. Medical cannabis continues to gain momentum in the country, driven by growing number of legal patients. As local production increases, more companies enter,…

The Brisbane in Australia report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

With border closures severely impacting super premium beauty and personal care in 2020, due to a lack of tourists, retailers and brand owners invested significantly in experiential marketing, both online and in-store, to engage with local consumers.…

In line with the wider automotive industry, premium and luxury cars experienced a positive performance in Australia in the first half of 2021, given that most restrictions were lifted throughout the country from June 2020 to June 2021. The borders…

Faced with significant reductions in revenue due to the lack of inbound tourism, many players within luxury goods found opportunities for growth in the local market. Domestic consumption of personal luxury increased, with Australians spending locally…

Despite the rebound to growth in 2021, luxury writing instruments and stationery did not return to the level of sales seen in 2019, due to the continuing impact of the pandemic. Nevertheless, leading players continued to use different strategies to…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers of luxury timepieces in Australia were forced to rethink their traditional physical presence and respond to the consumer shift to online channels. For instance, Watches of Switzerland opened its first…

Luxury wearables target a specific audience who are focusing more on the fashion elements of smart wearables rather than the technological features. They are largely targeted towards younger, more brand-driven consumers who are not looking to make a…

Luxury brands are gradually moving towards offering more ethical products that substitute animal-derived materials in favour of man-made alternatives. Ethical initiatives by luxury brands are not only driven by the industry but also by consumers…

Store closures as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia had a significant negative impact on sales of luxury jewellery in the first half of 2020 and the second half of 2021. However, the pandemic also led many consumers to re-evaluate and…

Luxury hotels continued to be adversely impacted by COVID-19 restrictions in Australia in 2021. With restrictions easing in the second half of 2020 and first half of 2021 there was a peak in bookings from international tourists, believing they would…

In the years prior to the pandemic, the performance of luxury goods depended largely on tourists. However, since 2020 luxury brands in Australia have had to rely purely on local consumers, given the country’s borders were closed from March 2020 as a…

Although inaccessible to international tourists due to state border closures and snap lockdowns in 2020, the performance of Versace’s Palazzo Versace Gold Coast in Queensland, the main luxury foodservice establishment, improved in 2021. The operator…

With the continuation of snap lockdowns throughout the year due to COVID-19, many luxury brands as well as retailers continued to strengthen their e-commerce offering for luxury eyewear in 2021. For instance, Sunglass Hut Australia’s website was…

The higher supply of local brands has been driven by the imposition of tariffs on wine exports by China, one of Australia’s key markets, with industry players therefore shifting their products to the local market and supporting them with strong…