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Woolworths expands Lower Shelf Price

Woolworths is adding a further 105 products to Lower Shelf Price this week, expanding the range to more than 1,000 everyday products, giving customers dependable, low prices on the items they buy most. Unlike temporary promotions, Lower Shelf Price offers longer-term reductions on standard shelf prices. The prices of products on Lower Shelf Price are…

Australians spent $21.9 billion online in the last quarter

Australians spent $21.9 billion online in the last quarter despite continued cost-of-living pressures, according to Australia Post’s latest Quarterly eCommerce Report. End of Financial Year (EOFY) sales helped drive a 14% increase in online spend in Q4 FY26 (YoY), with 9.3 million Australian households shopping online. Aussies spent $5.1 billion through Online Marketplaces, which now…

PayPal Releases Research into Late-Night Online Shopping

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

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

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

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

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

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…