Tag: Consumers

The average Australian is expected to spend an extra $1,079 this coming festive season, according to new research from CommBank.

The majority of Australians consider the price of an appliance as the number one priority before buying, according to findings released by Roy Morgan Research.

55 per cent of shoppers admitted to in-store browsing before buying from online competitors, highlighting the need for retailers to offer goods and services on various platforms.

A new ACCC report has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of complaints from small business.

Three local alcohol producers are taking on the big boys of the booze world to get their spirits into the hands of consumers. However, to succeed they must first win the support of Australians.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its Small Business In Focus Report, looking at the contacts that small business made with the ACCC in 2012.

When it comes to their environmental credentials, Australian businesses are now more subject to scrutiny than they ever have been previously.

All improvements in spending recorded during May and June have been reversed, according to a leading index, as consumer sentiment proves it’s far from recovered.

Retailers are being urged to cut costs while the retail market remains flat in Australia, with experts predicting the subdued retail trading that plagued the Christmas lead up to continue.

Power Balance wristbands and pendants have ‘no credible scientific basis’ and have been removed for sale by Power Balance Australia after Australian Competition and Consumer Commission intervention.