Relief As Shanghai Moves To Reopen
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May 31, 2022
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Shanghai has made the biggest strides towards a complete reopening in close to two months, as the tech manufacturing hub begins to... Read More
Apple Shortages Reach Peak With Chinese Lockdowns Causing Halt In Operations
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April 14, 2022
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Major manufacturer of Apple iPhones, Pegatron, has announced a hiatus in production at two of its Chinese factories. Lockdowns have riddled Shanghai... Read More
Retail Spending Defies Omicron To Rise 1.8% In January
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February 28, 2022
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Retail spending saw a strong lift in January, even with COVID cases spiking. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, trade rose... Read More
NSW Retail Plunges 8.9% As Oz Sings The Delta Blues
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August 30, 2021
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Retail trade has crashed by almost nine per cent in NSW as Delta lockdowns continue, with trade figures nationwide dropping 2.7 per... Read More
Oz Retail Slumps As Delta Drags On
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August 23, 2021
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Delta lockdowns are hammering Australian retail, with monthly sales figures across the country dropping more than five per cent in July. Data... Read More
Retail Industry Groups Release Five-Point Plan To Save Sector
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July 28, 2021
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A coalition of Australia’s peak industry groups has released a five-point plan for “business survival” which they are hoping to get endorsed... Read More
Lockdown Bill Keeps Rising As Shopping Centres Squeezed
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July 16, 2021
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Pandemic lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne are hammering shopping centres and discretionary retail as the Australian Retailers Association warns of a $7... Read More
Gladys Won’t Close Department Stores In Sydney
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July 9, 2021
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The NSW Government has today urged consumers to shop online for “appliances, fridges and electric blankets.” This comes as the state-wide case... Read More
Consumer Confidence Plummets During Lockdown Chaos
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July 6, 2021
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ANZ and Roy Morgan’s weekly poll showed consumer confidence has plummeted 3.9 per cent, following the recent lockdowns. The overall measure fell... Read More
COVID Lockdowns: WA Premier Says CE Retailers Not “Essential” Businesses
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June 30, 2021
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Consumer electronics retailers like Harvey Norman may not be “essential” businesses under Western Australia’s lockdown, according to Premier Mark McGowan. In a... Read More