Just 62 per cent of retailers are expecting sales to grow during the festive season, down from 80 per cent a year earlier - the weakest result since 2013.
The survey published by Deloitte suggested a series of economic jump-starts failed to bolster Australia's retail sector amid competition from cheaper global online entrants like Amazon. Image: Getty
Thank god for the LNP and their brilliant trickle down economics. Still waiting for my money.....
Not possible, the great economists are in government. By their own reckoning!
Come on who on twitter will admit they fell for this BS and Voted LNP? auspol
You mean Labor and the Greens wrecked retail and Christmas as well?!
We're not all size 14. Big blousy outfits are for the overweight women. Being small it's hard to buy clothes. Plenty of cheap clothes around now so women not looking for smart casual wear. Child care, mortgages, power bills etc are of greatest concern. Not expensive clothes.
This could be good news. If people are saving their pennies and not buying Chinese made goods then China's emissions will decline and we'll all be saved from climate change. Yippee! Every acid cloud has a silver lining! 😀
How good are liberal recessions 😂 😂 😂
Retail confidence at it lowest point in six years, wages stagnant for six years, economy stalled for six years. Hmmm.. what happened six years ago? Liberal nationals came to power & immediately killed business & consumer confidence, arrogance that will drive economy to recession
Because everyone is screwed by govt every which way👿 power, petrol, gas, rents through the roof noone has had a decent payrise in years while everything has gone up, no disposable income👿
So we won't see this in December ?
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