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Tag Archives: retailtrade
Online retail falling away from 2020 highs
The big news on the Australian sharemarket yesterday was the 14% drop in the Kogan share price after a market update revealed a drop in earnings for the online retailer (see chart below). This probably should not have been such … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade
Tagged asx, australia, coronavirus, covid-19, jobkeeper, jobseeker, kogan, onlineretail, retailtrade
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Unpacking the retail goods spending spree in 2020
Today’s Sunday Mail includes a good article by Jane Armitstead on The best-selling lockdown products we had to have: When the global pandemic hit, Queenslanders turned their focus to their homes and gardens with a boom in DIY projects. Homewares … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade
Tagged australia, bunnings, ikea, qld, queensland, retailtrade, retailturnover
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Big test ahead for economy & will we regret all the lockdowns?
The latest retail trade figures from the ABS illustrate the challenge the Australian economy faces over the next few months with JobKeeper and the JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement ending soon. Household disposable incomes have been boosted by all the generous assistance … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Retail trade
Tagged australia, chiefhealthofficer, coronarvirus, covid-19, economicsexplored, jobkeeper, jobseeker, lockdowns, qld, queensland, retailtrade, schools
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Qld artisan liquor and craft beer bill could be much more ambitious
Regular QEW reader Andrew Aschman has alerted me to a current Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into a bill which, among other things, would make it easier for artisan distillers and craft brewers to sell their products on or off their premises … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade
Tagged alchohol, artisanliquor, craftbeer, craftbrewers, grog, hooch, iga, independentgrocers, liquor, qldgovernment, retailtrade, supermarkets
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Retail is Detail with Bruno Cortigiani of Merlai – my latest podcast episode
Although stimulus payments have helped Australia’s retail sector to a strong recovery in late 2020, the longer-term trend has not been great, and there have been concerns about a so-called Retail Apocalypse in Australia and other advanced economies. To thrive … Continue reading
Posted in Retail trade
Tagged customisation, ecommerce, economics, entrepreneurship, fashion, globalvaluechain, italy, madetomeasure, menswear, retail, retailapocalypse, retailtrade, smallbusiness, uniqlo, zara
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Chat with 4BC’s Scott Emerson about Qld economic outlook
I had a great chat this afternoon with 4BC Drive program presenter Scott Emerson about the Queensland economic outlook. Among other things, we chatted about the Deloitte Access Economics report which was nicely summarised by the Brisbane Times as ‘Queenslanders … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, economicoutlook, insolvencies, jbhifi, jobkeeper, jobseeker, qldeconomy, retailtrade
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Christmas Eve post-6pm public holiday should have been repealed in this year of COVID
A prominent Brisbane man about town and long-time QEW reader has reminded me that last year I posted on the ridiculous Christmas Eve half-day public holiday, and he said that it was particularly costly in this year of COVID. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Macroeconomy, Retail trade
Tagged coronavirus, covid, covid-19, jobs, labourmarket, penaltyrates, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, retailtrade, students, teenagers
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Retail rebound in Australia – latest video
My latest video is about the retail rebound revealed by the May Retail Trade data published by the ABS yesterday (Retail turnover rises 16.9 per cent in May). You may also be interested in the Queensland Treasury Retail Trade brief … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Retail trade
Tagged abs, australia, bunnings, coronavirus, covid-19, jobkeeper, jobseeker, qldtreasury, queensland, retail, retailtrade, retailturnover, storedj, tourism
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