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 […]
Shopper Experience
Elevating CX: The Human Touch
Media Release – Melbourne, April 4th, 2024: Study finds human representatives crucial for excellent customer service – a growing trend since 2016. Today’s release of CPM Australia’s “State of Customer Experience in Australia” report highlights that, for most Australians, excellent customer service means accessing knowledgeable human representatives and high-quality, consistent information – a consistent increasing […]
2023 Australian Christmas Shopping Insights
The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it comes a flurry of questions about what will shape the 2023 holiday trading landscape in Australia. In response, CPM-Retail Safari is excited to announce the release of its highly anticipated 8th edition of the Christmas Shopping Intentions Survey, designed to offer invaluable insights into the shopping […]
Unlocking Consumer Trends for CX Success
For Australian consumers, great customer service is about consistently receiving the right information and knowledgeable help. It’s no surprise then that improving customer experience is a top priority for Australian businesses. To better understand Australian consumers’ perceptions of what makes for CX excellence, we partnered with Swinburne University’s CXI Research Group to undertake our annual […]
Poor CX Hurts the Bottom Line
Media Release – April 4th, 2023: Research reveals that over one-third of Australian consumers have stopped purchasing from a business after a bad experience. A negative customer experience has a significant impact on whether consumers purchase from a company again – with over one-third of Australian consumers having stopped purchasing from a business in the […]
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 […]
