Blog – Retail Sales and Consumer Spending – Australia – February 2021 1. Australia retail sales - https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-retail-sales-jump-march-preliminary-data-2021-04-21/ 2. Lithium production - https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/the-disappointment-of-overseas-production-lithium-australia 3. Medical supplies - https://www.bioworld.com/articles/505884-australia-lays-out-medical-product-manufacturing-priorities-to-shore-up-future-supply-chains-post-pandemic 4. Retail technology - https://www.vendhq.com/blog/retail-technology-trends-2/ 5. Robots - https://www.zdnet.com/article/pandemic-is-pushing-robots-into-retail-at-unprecedented-pace/ 6. Vertical farming - https://www.verticalfarmdaily.com/article/9315247/cubicfarm-expands-into-australia/ 7. Oilseeds - https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15113-australian-oilseed-sector-recovering-from-drought 8. Wage growth - https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/wages-growth-like-it-s-2013-rba-says-a-long-grind-for-fatter-pay-packets-20210420-p57krl.html 9. Inflation - https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/forecast/weekly/aud/2021/04/23/australian-dollar-forecast-audusd-eyes-inflation-risk-trends.html 10. https://propertyupdate.com.au/property-predictions-for-2022-revealed/

1. Retail Sales –
Australia –
February 2021
Paul Young CPA CGA
April 25, 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 – January 2021
• Online Sales – January 2021
• National Bank of Australia and Retail Sales Analysis
• Retail Closures
• Technology / Australia Retail

4. Australia /
Retail Sales
Source -
https://insideretail.com.au/bu
siness/january-retail-spend-
up-10-per-cent-on-last-year-
online-up-63-per-cent-202103

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

6. Online Sales - Australia
Source - https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/online-sales-february-
2021-supplementary-covid-19-analysis
Total online sales fell 2.2% in February 2021, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a rise of 1.7% in January
2021, and a fall of 2.1% in December 2020.

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

8. 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/

9. 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
• February 2021 retail sales rose month over month as compared to January 2021. The problem is the economy is still struggling in Australia -
https://www.miragenews.com/robust-retail-trade-for-february-but-sales-538351/
• Rise of retail automation - https://www.rfidjournal.com/how-automation-solutions-will-deliver-retail-success-in-2021
• GDP and Australia - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/12/australias-living-standards-have-risen-and-economy-is-roaring-back-
deloitte-says
• Global trade exposure - https://www.natlawreview.com/article/risks-to-your-supply-chains-vulnerability-uncertain-world
• Reshoring - https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/overseas-manufacturing-returns-to-australia.html
• Cybersecurity - https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-australian-cyber-package-includes-au37-5m-indo-pacific-investment/

10. Sales
Forecasting

11. Supply Chain

12. Improving Cash
Flow
Management

13. Risk Analytics
and Retail

14. Continuous
Intelligence
Planning
Blog – Mitigating risks with the supply chain using more
intelligence supply chain management solutions:
The complexity of supply chains has led both the private and
public sectors to re-think how they managed their supply chain
including the use of infused-AI.
This presentation looks at possible solutions as part of mitigating
risks related to purchasing to pay cycle as part of managing the
supply chain cycle.
https://ibm.box.com/s/63aqf8jo004v2bo5f8cf6eppgglhbvs5

15. 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