CONSUMER BEHAVIOR – AUSTRALIA

Discounts spur $800m retail boost

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Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 16 : 7-Jan-15

Data from National Australia Bank suggests that there was a 13.5 per cent increase in consumer spending in the week beginning 22 December 2014. The figures, which are based on credit card and eftpos transactions by the bank’s customers, shows that consumer spending topped $A1.2bn in the week after discretionary retailers introduced price discounts. Craig Woolford of Citigroup says many consumers waited until retailers began discounting before doing their Christmas shopping

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, CITIGROUP PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA POST, DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX HVN, SUPER RETAIL GROUP LIMITED – ASX SUL, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX KMD, SEPHORA USA LLC, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, THE QUANTIUM GROUP PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS ASSOCIATION

Private-label brands lose their stigma

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 11-Dec-14

The market share of Australian supermarkets’ private-label brands has risen from 18 per cent to 21 per cent in the last two years. Research by Nielsen also shows that 76 per cent of consumers believe that the quality of home brands has improved. Kosta Conomos of Nielsen says that Generation Y in particular is embracing private-label groceries, and he forecasts that the market share of house brands will top 25 per cent within five years

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THE NIELSEN COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, COLES GROUP LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD

Catalogues hit the mark with shoppers

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 53 per cent of Australians aged 14+ read one or more store catalogues in an average week during the year to September 2014. Some 56 per cent bought a product as a result of seeing it in a catalogue. The survey also shows that 41 per cent of Australians read supermarket catalogues in an average week, and 58 per cent of these people buy items from the catalogues. Meanwhile, 38 per cent of readers buy something from a chemist’s catalogue, followed by liquor store catalogues (33 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, WESFARMERS BUNNINGS LIMITED, IKEA TRADING PTY LTD

Who are Australia’s happiest little Vegemites?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 39 per cent of Australians aged 14+ eat Vegemite (or similar spreads Promite and Marmite) at least once in an average seven-day period. The survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2014, also shows that 85 per cent of people who eat these spreads regularly were born in Australia. Some 43 per cent were born in New Zealand, while just 12 per cent of Australians who were born in Asia eat these spreads in an average seven days

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

‘And…. cut!’ The TV viewers left in the dark now that Margaret and David won’t be At The Movies

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Dec-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that in the year to September 2014, 5.9 per cent of Australians aged 14+ gave "At The Movies" four and a half stars, citing it as a TV program that they "especially choose to watch". Some 2.2 per cent named it as a show that they "really love to watch". The survey also found that around 75 per cent of who really love "At The Movies" went to the cinema in an average three-month period in the year to September 2014, compared with just 46% of the general population

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Australia’s online shoppers more likely to buy local

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 38 per cent of Australians aged 14+ bought one or more products via the internet in an average four-week period in the year to September 2014. Some 64 per cent of these people used Australian websites, while 39 per cent shopped at overseas websites. Books and ebooks are the most popular items bought from overseas online retailers, while tickets to movies and other events are the items most frequently purchased from Australian sites

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, THE BOOK DEPOSITORY LIMITED, AUSTRALIA POST

Death of the dongle? USB mobile broadband usage declines as more Aussies tether smartphones

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 26.5 per cent of Australians aged 14+ had one or more mobile connections in the six months to September 2014. This compares with 30.7 per cent in the six months to September 2013. The survey also shows that 7.4 per cent of Australians now use a USB modem, down from 10.8 per cent, while the proportion who use tablet SIM cards has fallen from 4.3 per cent to 3.7 per cent. Meanwhile, almost 2.1 million Australians now use their smartphone as a modem in an average four-week period, compared with 1.9 million a year ago

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT

Australians pick their must-see and much-loved television shows on ABC and SBS

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 11.8 million Australians aged 14+ have at least one ABC or ABC2 television show that they "especially choose to watch". The survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2014, also found that 5.5 million Australians especially choose to watch between one and three shows on the ABC. Meanwhile, 9.2 million Australians especially choose to watch at least one show on SBS ONE, SBS2 or NITV

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS)

Australians put the squeeze on fruit juice brands

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 18-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 37 per cent of Australians aged 14+ consumed packaged fruit juice in the year to June 2014, compared with 48 per cent in the year to June 2010. Some 7.5 per cent of Australians now drink Berri juices, down from 13.3 per cent in 2010, while consumption of Golden Circle has fallen from 8.0 per cent to 5.6 per cent and Daily Juice consumption is down from 7.2 per cent to 5.2 per cent

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, BERRI LIMITED, GOLDEN CIRCLE LIMITED, DAILY JUICE COMPANY, NUDIE PTY LTD, COLES GROUP LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW

Price or service? What do we want when shopping for appliances?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 72 per cent of Australians aged 14+ regard price as an important factor when shopping for household appliances at an electrical store or department store. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2014, also shows that the store’s range of products is important to 60 per cent of consumers, followed by service (52 per cent) and the range of brands (50 per cent)

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