date:Aug 06, 2013
ocery retail sales grew by 4.2 per cent over the past year. In contrast, sales at clothing retailers were flat, sales at department stores contracted, and household goods retailers posted a growth of about 1 per cent.
CHEPs data insights support the view that the Australian economic landscape and retail environment are today something of a patchwork, said Phillip Austin, CHEP Australia and New Zealand President. The predicted retail trade growth to August 2013, as well as inventory and consumer