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2011
Endless sales may drive shoppers away – Sydney Morning Herald : July 16, 2011
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Adapt or perish, landlords told - Business Day : May 11, 2011
“Business casual” on the increase among start ups – startupsmart.com.au : May 16, 2011
Australians still love to shop with food now the fashion – Press Release : May 10, 2011
Consumers Changing Tune – Inside Retailing : April 8, 2011, issue 1855
Power price surge keeping shoppers away
– abc.net.au: April 7, 2011
2010
Rate rises tighten wallets – The Age : April 15, 2010
Shoppers keep watch, survey finds – Sunshine Coast Money, Business and Property : April 14, 2010
Savvy women stick to budgets – The Austalian : April 14, 2010
Retail falls but food on the boil – The Austalian Financial Review : April 14, 2010
Female shoppers not ready to lead retail recovery: Survey – SmartCompany : April 13, 2010
Shoppers still cost conscious – B&T Marketing/Advertising/Media/PR : April 13, 2010
2009
Tis the Season All Year Long – AAP Newswire : December 10, 2009
Frugality push led by Gen Y – ‘The Courier Mail’ Queensland : NOVEMBER 2009
Consumers put retailers on new alert ‘Manly Daily’ New South Wales : NOVEMBER 2009
Shoppers focus on home – ‘Courier Mail’ Queensland : SEPTEMBER 2009
Safe and sensible but canny shoppers like quality – ‘Gold Coast Bulletin’ : SEPTEMBER 2009
Consumers more savvy now – ‘Border Mail’, Albury Wodonga Victoria : SEPTEMBER 2009
Retailers beware : Consumers have learned from the downturn – ‘Inside Retailing’ : SEPTEMBER 2009
Smart shoppers rule – ‘Daily Telegraph’ : SEPTEMBER 2009
Quality meats, veg stay on menu – ‘Northern Territory News’ : SEPTEMBER 2009
Open slather on discount prices – just ask – smh.com.au : JUNE 2009
Baby Boomers lead change to austerity – ‘Inside Retailing’ : JUNE 2009
Consumers hit by frugal fever – ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ : MAY 2009
Consumers ‘mission buyers’ in economic downturn – ‘Herald Sun’ : MAY 2009
Planning ahead amid cutbacks – ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ : FEBRUARY 2009
Plan to spend less – ‘Geelong Advertiser’ : FEBRUARY 2009
One in two ‘will spend less’ – but there’s an upside – ‘Inside Retailing’ : FEBRUARY 2009
Big Squeeze is on – ‘Gladstone Observer’ Queensland : FEBRUARY 2009
Women ‘lead retreat of big spenders’ – smh.com.au : FEBRUARY 2009
Half of consumers tend to spend less – AAP Newswire : FEBRUARY 2009
Victory of the Bargain – smh.com.au : February 2009