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COVID pushed commerce online and it’s a permanent shift, while social commerce spend has soared, up 700% from 2019 – PayPal Australia study

The 2021 eCommerce Index from PayPal Australia was released today revealing trends across online shopping post-COVID, social commerce, subscriptions and conscious consumer attitudes in Australia.

Post-pandemic, Australians say they’ll keep doing half (49%) of their shopping and bill payments online, with consumers under 40 years planning to keep doing more than 60% online Spending via...

23 Nov 2021
Stoic Aussie SMBs positive about post-pandemic prospects but about half lack the capital needed to make the most of the new normal

Aussie small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) are eager to invest in online growth, but a lack of cashflow and business finance could jeopardise post-pandemic recovery.

46% of Australian SMBs maintained a stable position or had positive growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic and Bushfires. SMBs want to invest in their capabilities online (38%) and on social media...

21 Apr 2021
Honey research finds Aussies love bargains and bargain hunting partners

The average Aussie adult now spends about 1 hour searching for bargains online per week, equating to approximately 20 million bargain-hunting hours spent across the nation weekly

New research released by Honey, PayPal’s deal-finding shopping tool, finds that Aussies love a bargain, and want to date a bargain-hunter.

05 Mar 2021
Online shopping set to soar this Christmas, with Aussies planning to almost double their virtual shopping

Virtually Together: New research reveals what’s different this Christmas and how Aussies plan to shop, spend and celebrate this year

Australians plan to do 90% more online Christmas shopping this year compared to previous years 48% of Aussie Christmas shopping will be online vs 52% in-store – almost an even split compared to...

12 Nov 2020
COVID brings cashless revolution five years closer as digital payments surge during pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Australia’s shift to become a cashless society by up to 5 years, as record numbers of Australians turned to online shopping according to PayPal Australia.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Australia’s shift to become a cashless society by up to 5 years, as record numbers of Australians turned to online shopping.

01 Jun 2020

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