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 […]
2022 Christmas Shopping Intentions Outlook
As we approach the 2022 Christmas shopping season, questions around purchasing behaviour changes in a post-COVID world abound. What’s different this year? What are the enduring changes? What’s reverting back to pre-pandemic norms? Findings from our 7th annual Christmas Shopping Intentions survey explore these questions and more. Our annual report: “Christmas Shopping Intentions – What […]
Microsoft-Retail Safari Team Wins Four Accolades at 2021 Shop! Awards
Retail Safari and Microsoft were recently honoured among leading national retail marketers at this year’s Shop! ANZ Retail Marketing Awards. The Shop! Retail Marketing Awards showcase the creativity and success of the Australian and New Zealand retail marketing industry, with entrants awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze accolades across 26 categories, spanning both physical displays and […]
2020 Christmas Commerce: Consumer Outlook and COVID-19 Impacts
As we approach the 2020 Christmas shopping season, questions around the impacts of COVID-19 on shopper behaviour abound. What will be the same as 2019? What will be different? What do we, as retailers, marketers and brands, need to be thinking about as we enter into the most important retail season of the year? To […]
