Australians spent a record $69 billion on online goods in the past year2, up 12% from the year prior, as reported in Australia Post’s 2025 Annual eCommerce Report released today. The report exclusively reveals 9.8 million Australian households shopped online in 2024, spending the most at Online Marketplaces (almost $16 billion), Food and Liquor ($13.6…
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Aussies shopped Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales for Christmas presents
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New research from Australia Post has revealed that a staggering 72% of Australians took advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in 2024 to secure Christmas bargains, fuelling a record-breaking surge in online shopping and parcel deliveries.With the majority of Aussies turning to eCommerce, Australia Post delivered nearly 103 million parcels in November and…
Aussie Shoppers & Christmas gifts
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Consumer retail trends for this holiday season show some interesting changes according to the annual survey by Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS). The Christmas Retail Trends Report, now in its fourth year, confirmed that like previous years the majority of Australian shoppers intend to purchase Christmas gifts this year. Leading this…
Coles Product Price Lockdown
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With the cost-of-living pressures on the rise, Coles has launched ‘DROPPED&LOCKED’, working with suppliers to drop and lock in the price on products Aussies love the most by between 10 and 40%. Coles Chief Executive of Commercial and Express Leah Weckert said Coles is committed to helping customers find key staple products that will be…
Something to Think about this Christmas
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Australia is on the cusp of the busiest shopping period of the year, with many of us traditionally leaving our festive shopping to the last minute, according to eftpos data. eftpos CEO Stephen Benton said while shopping patterns in 2021 were dramatically impacted by COVID, eftpos data indicates that things are returning to “normal” and…
Something to Remember While Christmas Shopping
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Western Australia’s frontline biosecurity defences are focusing on mail in the lead up to Christmas to make sure no unwanted gifts arrive in the post this festive season. “Please don’t let your Christmas online shopping become a biosecurity nightmare for our farmers. Many people are unaware that popular Christmas produce like cherries, stonefruit, honey, walnuts…
Australian Avocado Survey
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An Avocados Australia online research survey conducted recently found that the majority of respondents want to buy avocados grown in Australia. “These survey findings are timely as now more than ever Australian growers are keen to see Australian avocados being sold in retail stores,” Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas commented “Consumers want to buy Australian…
2022 Product Of The Year Winners Revealed
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For a list of Product of the Year Winners Over 5,000 Australian shoppers have had their say and cast votes for their favourite supermarket and everyday products, in the annual Product of the Year Awards (POY) for 2022. The world’s largest consumer-based awards program is now in its 13th year in Australia, recognising product innovation,…
Spending Boon for Father’s Day
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Australians are set to spend around $800 million on Father’s Day presents this year with alcohol and food topping the gifts for dad, according to research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in conjunction with Roy Morgan. People who plan on buying a gift will spend an average of $93 with 79% spending the same…
2021 Products of the Year Announced
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Interview with POY Director, Sarah Connelly Over 9,000 Australian shoppers have had their say and cast votes for their favourite supermarket products in the annual Product of the Year Awards (POY), 2021. The world’s largest consumer-based awards program is now in its 12th year in Australia, recognising product innovation, and serving as a shortcut for…