EXPECT A SALES SLUMP IN THE NEW YEAR
While retailers are tipping that December will be one of the
best-ever sales season, two of the biggest in the country are
predicting a slump in January.
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RETAIL SALES RISE IN THE U.S
American consumers – through purchases of cars, furniture
and electronic goods – delivered a better than expected lift in
retail sales in November.
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SALES NOT SO GREAT IN THE UK
Retailers in the UK are saying that December is shaping up to be
one of the worst Christmas sales periods for five years.
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ATO CHANGES WILL BENEFIT RETAILERS
Recent changes announced by the Australian Taxation Office will
make it easier for companies – including retailers to purchase
lots of low-cost items.
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SURVEY ON SUNDAY TRADING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A survey conducted by the Australian Retailers Association South
Australia (SA) has come up with some interesting results.
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SURCHARGE ON CREDIT CARDS BENEFITING RETAILERS?
Australian retail operators are benefiting from a change in
interchange fees on credit card fees thanks to new regulations from
the Reserve Bank allow retailers to charge customers a surcharge for
using credit cards.
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ELECTRONICS CATEGORIES A BOON FOR RETAILERS
The average quarterly spending on nine consumer electronics
categories will reach $478.4 million compared with $207.1 million in
2000, $260.3 million in 2001 and $361.4 million last year.
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A DATE FOR THE DIARY
RFID World Australia 2004 which promises to be one of region’s
most comprehensive showcases of RFID technology, including smart
labels, tickets, cards, anti-theft tags, and source tagging to
mention but a few items – will be held at the Sydney Convention
and Exhibition Centre on 5-6 August.
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CHEAPER SEAFOOD OVER FESTIVE SEASON
The rise in the Australian dollar is one of the major factors that
will result in the lowest prices for seafood over Christmas for
almost a decade.
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Close
This bulletin is edited and compiled by retail commentator John Kingsley-Jones.
John has worked as an Editor, Chief Sub-Editor
and journalist in magazines and newspapers both
in Australia and overseas.
In the past 15 years, he has consulted to a
range of companies and brands such as Unilever,
Mars Confectionery, TipTop, Tooheys, McWilliam's
Wines, Goodyear and BMW.
That's it for this issue of the Retail One-Stop. If you
have any questions or comments please give us a call on 02 9419 8356 or email us
on info@eps.net.au.
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