Australia’s retail sector is preparing for another highly competitive Christmas season, as new data on Australians’ Christmas shopping intentions reveals a decade of shifting habits and value-driven expectations. Now in its tenth year, CPM and Retail Safari’s Christmas Shopping Intentions Report, in partnership with Swinburne University’s CXI Research Group, tracks how Australians plan, shop, and […]
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Black Friday Reshapes a Decade of Australian Christmas Shopping
Media Release – 24 September 2025: Australians are rewriting Christmas shopping traditions, with Black Friday dominating Boxing Day as one of the country’s biggest shopping moments. This is a key finding of the 10th annual Christmas Shopping Intentions Report from CPM Australia, conducted in partnership with Swinburne University’s CXI Research Group. 2025 marks a decade […]
Unpacking Australia’s 2024 Christmas Shopping Trends
As the 2024 Christmas season approaches, Australia’s retail sector is navigating economic challenges that are reshaping holiday spending behaviour. While rising inflation and interest rates have prompted shoppers to be more strategic with their purchases, there is a cautiously optimistic outlook. A significant 76% of consumers plan to spend the same or more this holiday […]
Retail Safari & Microsoft take home 2017 POPAI’s Field Marketing Excellence Award
Oct 13, 2017 – At last night’s 2017 POPAI Marketing @ Retail Awards, Microsoft and their agency partner – Retail Safari – were awarded the “2017 Field Marketing Excellence Award”.
Retail Safari secured industry’s leading retail marketing operator
Sydney, Sept. 22, 2015 – retail marketing agency Retail Safari – part of CPM Australia – has secured one of the industry’s leading retail marketing operators, announcing the appointment of Nabih (Nabs) Awad as group account director. Effective immediately, Awad’s appointment consolidates CPM’s leadership team and its ongoing commitment in helping Australia’s top organisations by […]
Retail Safari CES 2015 Trends and Retail Innovations
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the biggest industry event of its kind in the world, which this year saw over 170,000 attendees scour over 2.2 million square feet of exhibit space featuring more than 3,600 exhibitors. Whilst big brands often steal the show, this year also featured a record number of start-ups showcasing their […]
