The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index increased 0.2% in March to 141.8.
This, says the bank, was led by shoppers stocking up the fridge ahead of the earlier-than-usual Easter break.
The spending uplift was...
Retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities trended downward in the December quarter 2023 as international refined petrol prices decreased, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report.
However they were...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index fell 3.9% in December.
This, says the bank, was due to the cumulative effect of successive interest rate rises as well as consumers bringing forward holiday...
New research has uncovered heightened cyber risks for retailers as attackers elevate techniques.
According to the ‘2023 holiday season API security report’ from Cequence Security, threat actors are “evolving tactics, opting for a...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index rose 1.8% in November.
This was driven by consumers bringing forward their holiday shopping to take advantage of heavy discounting during Black Friday and Cyber...
Traditional sustainability is no longer adequate, according to a new report from Human8 and Space Doctors.
The ‘What Matter 2024’ report finds that nearly seven in 10 (67%) of Australian respondents believe we...
The volume of customers giving feedback directly to brands after a bad customer experience in Australia declined in 2023, according to new research by Qualtrics.
A drop in feedback on bad experiences hasn’t...
Australians continue to prioritise spending on travel and entertainment despite feeling ongoing pressure from rising living costs, according to the latest CommBank iQ Cost of Living Insights Report.
The report shows quarterly spending...
