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Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... have updated their operating models in light of the pandemic. Fisher said Premier Investments now makes a larger margin on goods purchased online than those purchased in store, achieving this by investing in centralised distribution centres. The Airlie ...

Modern slavery obligations fall by the wayside: ACSI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said given that modern slavery is a global issue, Australia's reliance on imported goods is a particular risk for Australian companies. "While many companies have strong governance of these issues and policies ...

Macquarie launches build-to-rent platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Macquarie Asset Management has established a build-to-rent platform in the UK called Goodstone Living. The new business will be led by Darryl Flay and Martin Bellinger, founders of a private UK build-to-rent developer-operator, who have overseen the ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... bygones be bygones. Preliminary estimates by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the country's merchandise goods trade surplus expanded to a record $13.3 billion in May from $9.7 billion in the previous month. This was driven by a ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... have grown by more had it not been for the continued closure of Australia's international borders. While spending on goods declined by 0.5% over the quarter, it remains above pre-pandemic levels. With Australia's household savings ratio remaining ...

Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... export market. Preliminary estimates by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that the country's merchandise goods trade surplus expanded to A$10.1 billion in April - the third highest on record. Sure, April's trade surplus was mainly ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... recovery is getting hot, hot, hot. But the latest survey shows that inflation is too. In the US: "Average selling prices for goods and services are both rising at unprecedented rates, which will feed through to higher consumer inflation in coming months." ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... April was due in part to base effects, reduced coronavirus restrictions have opened the floodgate on pent-up demand for goods and services. Rising inflation expectations suggest that this would only gather pace going forward as Mr. and Mrs. Jones buy ...

Chief economist update: Be afraid of inflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... important determinant of actual inflation because, in deciding how much to adjust wages for individual jobs and prices of goods and services at a particular time, firms take into account the rate of overall inflation they expect to prevail in the future," ...

No early super release for DV survivors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... program that will run through to 30 June 2023 providing women with up to $5000, including $1500 in cash and the remainder in goods. It's just one of many measures announced in support of women this year, with the government also investing $10.7 million ...