Amazon is growing its Hub parcel pickup network.
Australians break online shopping record
August this year was the biggest month in Australian online shopping history with the number of online purchases up 8.9 per cent when compared to the 2019 pre-Christmas peak.
Online shopping grows by 100 per cent during second VIC lockdown
According to new data from Australia Post, the first three weeks of July has seen year on year eCommerce growth of 100 per cent in Victoria as Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire enter their fourth week of stage three lockdown.
Competition to retain online grocery shoppers post-pandemic
Online grocery shopping the next big battleground for supermarket giants. New data has revealed Australians spent $94.6 billion in supermarkets in the year to March 2020, with Woolworths and Coles Group capitalising on 67.5 per cent of that total.
Australia Post reveals households are shopping online more than ever before
E-commerce growth was up over 80 per cent in the first eight weeks of the pandemic, with 5.2 million Australian households shopping online in April this year. Australia Post predicts buyer behaviour following COVID-19 is likely to stay through the rest of 2020 and beyond.
Research reveals dramatic shift in shoppers’ behavior since COVID-19
New research is highlighting how changing online and in-store shopping habits will shape retail supply chains in the future. Read more
Turning over a new leaf
Leading home-grown tea retailer, T2 Tea, experienced a 120 per cent growth across its digital sales channels in 2019 and as a result needed to rethink its WMS provider. MHD sits down with the technology and logistics team to find out more.
Online retailer reports 300 per cent increase on household goods sales
Online retailer Catch.com.au has reported sales of household goods on the site soared by 290 per cent in the first two weeks of March. Read more
72 per cent of Aussies believe parcel delivery has improved
New research shows that 72 per cent of Aussies believe parcel delivery has improved in the past three years due to online shopping.
Leading tech company closing across Australia due to online shopping boom
Audio Equipment giant Bose will close every retail store across the nation. 119 outlets will permanently close across Australia, North America, Europe and Japan within the next few months, due to what the company says is a “dramatic shift to online shopping”.