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Melburnians Given Free Month Of BINGE As COVID-19 Lockdowns Kick In

Elise Reid July 3, 2020 No Comments

With COVID-19 cases in Melbourne on the rise again, and some suburbs being put into full lockdown, Foxtel’s BINGE is working to make the tighter restrictions easier on Melburnians, offering…

Consumer Confidence Falls 4.6%, As Melbourne’s COVID-19 Cases Surge

Elise Reid July 1, 2020 No Comments

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index fell by 4.6% last week, as the number of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne began to pick up again. It is now sitting at…

ABS: Payroll Jobs Making A Slow Recovery

Elise Reid June 30, 2020 No Comments

The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal that total payroll jobs rose a modest 1% between mid-May and mid-June. However, the recovery in payroll jobs between…

American Express Gives Card Members $50 To ‘Shop Small’

Elise Reid June 30, 2020 No Comments

As part of its ‘Shop Small’ initiative, which aims to support small businesses through the COVID-19 crisis, American Express is offering eligible and enrolled card members $50 cash back when…

COVID-19 Recovery: 90% Of Australians Are Shopping At Stores Again

Elise Reid June 29, 2020 No Comments

The latest ABS ‘Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey’ found that Australians are rapidly returning to their normal pre-COVID-19 activities, with 90% of respondents saying that there were either going shopping…

Asia-Pacific Expected To Return To Growth Of 6.9% In 2021

Elise Reid June 29, 2020 No Comments

S&P has estimated that the Asia-Pacific region’s lost output over 2020 and 2021 will near $3 trillion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the economy.…

70-80% Shoppers Research Online Before Buying In Store

Elise Reid June 29, 2020 No Comments

Paul Greenberg – the founder of business network NORA and Co-Founder of DealsDirect.com.au – told The Australian Financial Review Virtual Retail Summit that as much as 70-80% of retail spending…

Ministry of Health: ‘COVIDSafe App Not Yet Needed’

Elise Reid June 29, 2020 No Comments

The federal government has defended the COVID-19 tracing app COVIDSafe, despite the fact that the app has not yet been used by the health authorities to identify people that have…

Toilet Paper Panic-Buying Is Back: Purchase Limits Reinstated

Elise Reid June 26, 2020 No Comments

The number of rising COVID-19 cases in Victoria has sparked a new round of panic-buying, a trend that is beginning to spread from Melbourne to NSW and South Australia. The…

Retailers Call For Flexible Rent Structure That Can Go Up Or Down

Elise Reid June 26, 2020 No Comments

At The Australian Financial Review Virtual Retail Summit that was held yesterday, multiple sector stakeholders put their support behind a more flexible rental structure that would enable retailers to pay…