The decline in the dollar value of the Photo sector for 2012, driven largely by a 30 percent slump in sales of compact cameras, amounted… Read more
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Quiet revolution in camera market
The Japanese Camera & Imaging Products Association has announced its outlook on camera shipments from Japanese manufacturers for 2013, predicting a big boost in shipments… Read more
Cameras still feature in consumers’ desires
While consumers are less likely to buy single-function electronic products in the next year, according to an Accenture survey of 11,000 consumers around the world,… Read more
Cost burden falls on specialists
(Just in case you hadn’t noticed), rising expenses are cutting into retail profits in specialty retailing, according to an in-depth report from BDO and BIS… Read more
Retailers to get cashed up consumers for Christmas?
Leading economic forecasters Deloitte Access Economics expects inflation-adjusted retail sales to grow 3.7 per cent this calendar year (4.4 percent in raw terms), with solid… Read more
Marketing: Don’t forget the letterbox
While a long line of consultants and pundits are urging retailers to throw themselves into the latest developments in ‘omnichannel’ retailing, a survey from North… Read more
Intechangeables and DSLRs defy trend: GfK
Revenue from third quarter sales of cameras, printers and camcorders is off by almost one dollar in five (18.3 percent) compared to the third quarter… Read more
Report points to time-and-a-half Sundays
The ARA has backed up its call for time-and-a-half rather than double time for Sunday work with a recent piece of research from Monash University… Read more
Online a growing slice of the pie
Onlines sales growth outstripped total retail sales by a factor of four in the 12 months to June, according to to the latest Roy Morgan… Read more
The Top 10 accessories
For enthusiasts, the lens is the thing, according to the latest ‘Rise of the Amateur’ report from PMA, based on a large international survey of… Read more