Australian businesses have embraced social commerce at a remarkable pace, with 67% now selling through social media platforms according to PayPal’s 2026 eCommerce Index. The figure signals that social selling is no longer an emerging experiment for early adopters, but a mainstream commercial channel for Australian businesses of every size. The results can be seen…
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PayPal Releases Research into Late-Night Online Shopping
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Australians reclaiming “me time” after long, busy days are fuelling a new shopping habit, with PayPal research revealing late-night online browsing could be costing more than just sleep.Dubbed ‘Sleepy Shopping’ by PayPal, new research reveals nearly four-in-five (79%) Aussies have made online purchases between 9pm and 5am. Almost one-in-four (23%) admit to shopping during these…
Valentine’s Day Shopping
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This year, Australia Post expects more than 20 million parcels (up 6.7% year-on-year) to have been delivered across the country in the lead up to Valentine’s Day, as loved-up shoppers turn to online gifting for their special someone. From timeless gestures to modern favourites, Australians are predicted to send a flood of flowers, wine, jewellery…
EOFY Online Shopping Surge According to Australia Post
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Australians spent $19.2 billion online in the last quarter, as anticipated interest rate cuts and easing inflation sparked a surge in end-of-financial-year shopping, according to Australia Post’s latest Quarterly eCommerce Report. End of financial year (EOFY) sales helped drive a 15% increase in online spend in Q4 FY24 (YoY), with 7.9 million Australian households choosing…
Aussies Spend $69 billion online
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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…
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…