An Aussie mum has revealed the shocking financial squeeze of getting her kids ready for school as one major bank warns thousands of no-interest loans will be issued to cover education expenses alone in the coming month. Factoring in the cost of her daughter’s new uniform, along with essentials likeContinue Reading
Aussie parents are expecting to spend $2.5 billion as their kids head back to school in the coming weeks. The new data reveals about 5 million Australians (24 per cent) will spend an average of $512 each on back to school related merchandise before the school gates reopen. Queensland studentsContinue Reading
Thousands of people have descended on stores across the country under the cover of storms and wild weather for this year’s Boxing Day sales blitz. Retail stores across the country began opening their doors early on Tuesday for the yearly sales promotion, some as early as 6am. Throughout the day,Continue Reading
Australian retailers are dropping prices ahead of Christmas in a move to address the pressing cost-of-living crisis in the country. Retail giants Coles and Woolworths announced huge savings on holiday essentials, catering to Aussies preparing for Christmas feasts. Coles is offering more than 50 per cent off various Christmas productsContinue Reading
Consumers used to have to wait until after Christmas for the sales, but we’re likely to see more items on sale in the lead up to Christmas this year, a new report has found. Cost of living pressures are expected to result in “consumers taking a more measured approach toContinue Reading
Australia’s two biggest supermarkets are going to increasingly drastic lengths to fight back against stealing and violent behaviour in their stores – but experts are saying it could lead to a sense of “distrust” and “trauma” in customers. Retailers say the moves are necessary to combat a $9bn-a-year problem, butContinue Reading
Billions of dollars worth of clothes, appliances, toiletries and furniture risk being sent to landfill as Australians watch their dollars amid the cost of living crunch. New data from charity Good360 reveals a plunge in retail sales, exacerbated by high inflation, could be creating Australia’s “next environmental crisis”. The nationalContinue Reading
Several states have introduced bans on single-use plastic from September onwards, banning items such as packing peanuts and coffee cups. From September 1, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia will introduce the ban to varying degrees. All three states will prohibit the sale of cotton buds with plastic stems, whileContinue Reading
Thousands have descended onto Sydney’s Pitt St mall to hunt for a bargain amid the annual Boxing Day sales. For the first time in two years, Australians across the country are enjoying their first Boxing Day sales without Covid restrictions. Despite inflation and cost-of-living concerns, forecasts by the Australian RetailersContinue Reading
Millions of Aussies are gearing up to splurge on Boxing Day sales, as the annual post-Christmas bargains lure shoppers like never before. As both online and brick and mortar stores prepare for the influx of shoppers, research conducted by Finder revealed as many as 6 million Aussies are planning toContinue Reading