In 2012 Australian retail conditions continued to be difficult. Although the fundamentals of the Australian economy improved with growing GDP, declining interest rates and low levels of unemployment, consumer sentiment remained soft with ...
Tags: retail conditions, fundamentals, growing GDP, consumer sentiment
The business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet’s latest National Business ...
Tags: Australia, Australian economy, National Business Expectations Survey
Business-to-business payment times have fallen by five days since the height of the global financial crisis(GFC),however,cash flow pressures remain prevalent as firms are being forced to wait more than three weeks longer than standard terms ...
Tags: Trade Payments, payment times
National Manufacturing Week returns to Melbourne next May with a focus on sustainable manufacturing and working “smarter.” Co-located with Austech, NMW 2013 will feature – for the first time in Victoria – two new ...
Business confidence in Australia in October showed a slight improvement, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research 'Business Confidence' survey. The increase in confidence was a result of an improved outlook for both the individual ...
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Australian Paper has welcomed the Federal Government's response to the Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group report, which has been underlined by the establishment of procurement targets for the use of recycled paper by government ...
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The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) has strongly condemned the Federal Government for slashing $7 million available for redundant workers in the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry to secure alternative ...
Nippon Paper, the parent company of Australian Paper, has approved construction of a $90 million waste paper recycling plant at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. “Australian Paper is delighted to confirm this ...
Victoria PLC reports the following update on trading for the six months to 29 September 2012 ahead of its Half-yearly results to be announced in mid-November 2012. Trading throughout the Group has been satisfactory, particularly in the ...
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Despite a steady rise in retail spending, Australian retailers are still feeling the effects of low levels of consumer sentiment, driven by economic uncertainty and low job security. Retail sales growth over the past six months has been ...
Tags: retailers, economy, sales growth, investment spending