Australian retail sales increased by 13.3 percent last November, compared to the same time in 2019, according to official data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

1. Retail Sales –
Australia –
November
2020
Paul Young
January 16, 2021

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
• Month over Month Change – October 2020
• Month over Month Change – October 2020
• National Bank of Australia and Retail Sales Analysis
• Retail Closures
• Technology / Australia Retail

4. Summary
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/retail-sales-rose-71-
november

5. Australia Retail Association
Source - https://www.retail.org.au/post/abs-confirms-bumper-month-of-
retail-trade-for-november

6. Australia Retail Sales (Month over Month
Change)
Source - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/nov-
2020#data-download

7. Australia Retail Sales (Month over Month
Change)
Source - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/nov-
2020#data-download

8. Australia Retail Sales (Month over Month
Change)
Source - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/nov-
2020#data-download

9. Australia eCommerce
Source - https://which-50.com/ecommerce-expected-to-triple-in-volume-in-australia-for-holiday-season/

10. Retail - Australia
• Amazon expands in Melbourne - https://insideretail.com.au/business/supply-
chain/amazon-to-open-second-melbourne-fulfilment-centre-202011
• Retail store revamps its operations - https://insideretail.com.au/members/the-
clever-tech-behind-sass-bides-new-showstopping-window-display-202010
• More and more retailers could be forced to closed -
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/retail/riot-art-craft-shuts-56-
stores/

11. Australia
• Augment reality - https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/how-
augmented-reality-is-transforming-retail
• New Technology - https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/visualise-new-online-
shopping-technology-allows-shoppers-to-try-on-items-virtually-and-find-items-they-
like-based-on-uploaded-pictures/5a409f5a-566a-4af4-9a21-b442704d72a4
• Changes to hub and spoke approach for retailing -
https://itbrief.com.au/story/digital-transformation-has-become-unstoppable-
and-essential-for-retailers-study-finds

12. Sales
Forecasting

13. Supply Chain

14. Improving Cash
Flow
Management

15. Risk Analytics
and Retail

16. Planning
Analytics and
Cognos
Analytics
• Small and medium sizes businesses continue
to struggle with management of their data
• Planning Analytics Digital Pack -
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter
/SSD29G_2.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.tm1_clo
ud_mg.2.0.0.doc/c_tm1_cloud_system_digital_p
ack.html
• Cognos Analytics on Demand -
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/bu
sinessanalytics/blogs/david-
cushing/2018/12/13/1
• Planning Analytics with Cognos on Demand –
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/bu
sinessanalytics/blogs/bimpe-
adefowora/2020/11/11/padataondemand
• Predictability -
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/bu
sinessanalytics/blogs/stuart-martin-
phillips1/2020/10/02/easy-forecasting-for-
planning-users