Summary: Australian retail sales climbed to record highs in April as consumers spent big for the holidays, though surging inflation and rising interest rates are steadily sapping spending power. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed retail sales rose 0.9% in April to a record A$33.9 billion ($24.11 billion), matching analysts' forecasts. Sales were up a heady 9.6% on a year earlier, though a chunk of that was due to rising prices. "High food prices have combined with increased household spending over the April holiday period as more people are travelling, dining out and holding family gatherings," said the bureau's director of quarterly economy-wide statistics, Ben James. Policy makers are hoping households will dip into savings to keep consuming even as real incomes go backwards. Source - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/australia-retail-sales-rise-0-014037078.html

1. Retail Sales –
Australia –
April 2022
Paul Young CPA CGA
May 30, 2022

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• 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
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: paul.young@ca.ibm.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. Agenda
• CPI (Inflation)
• Month over Month Change –
• Online Sales
• National Bank of Australia and Retail Sales Analysis
• Retail Closures
• Technology / Australia Retail

4. BMO – Consumer Price
Index
Source -
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-
indexes-and-inflation/consumer-price-index-
australia/latest-release
Source – BMO - https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/31f5c274-1ed1-4698-
b167-9a99495fb4c8/
U.S. CPI The Core Is
No Bore.pdf
Canadian CPI Who'll
Stop the Rain .pdf

5. BMO – Consumer Price
Index er20220120BullCPIpre
viewQ42021.pdf
U.S. CPI Still Behind
the Eight Ball.pdf
Canadian CPI — Got
Milk Inflation .pdf

6. Australia and
New Zealand
Retail Sales
Source – Westpac
WestpacEconomicsLo
ng-TermForecasts_30_May2022.pdf
Retail-Trade-April-20
22.pdf

7. Source - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-
wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/latest-release
AUSTRALIA /
RETAIL SALES

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

9. 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/

10. Sales
Forecasting

11. Supply Chain

12. Improving Cash
Flow
Management
• Cash Flow Management - https://quebit.com/who-we-
are/video-
catalog/?wchannelid=q5ak7vtvff&wmediaid=c3wxllij8i
• Cash Flow Management -
https://www.acgi.com/blog/integrated-cash-budget
•

13. Decision
Optimization

14. Risk Analytics
and Retail

15. 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

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

17. ESG Reporting

18. Cybersecurity –
Mitigation
Blog - Improving cybersecurity means understanding how
cyberattacks affect both governments and civilians -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-improving-
cybersecurity-means-understanding-how-paul-
young/?published=t

19. Reforming your
retail
operational
model
• Key focus areas:
- Revamping the store front model
- Adoption of AR and VR
- Adoption of AI
- Mitigation of cybersecurity threats
- Re-visiting the hub and spoke approach to supply chain
management.
Here is my work on transportation, logistics, warehousing,
and distribution -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/transportation-
sector-analysis-and-commentary-june-2021-249735959

20. The importance
of ESG Reporting
(Environmental,
Social, and
Governance
• Australia and the world are heading
into new era where people demand
more insight into the operations of
both the public and private sector
when it comes to ESG reporting.
• Here is my link on ESG Reporting -
https://ibm.box.com/s/vmyitcackqevv
m1hcxv7wke6gudrpnce

21. Summary
Summary:
Australian retail sales climbed to record highs in April as consumers
spent big for the holidays, though surging inflation and rising interest
rates are steadily sapping spending power.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed retail
sales rose 0.9% in April to a record A$33.9 billion ($24.11 billion),
matching analysts' forecasts.
Sales were up a heady 9.6% on a year earlier, though a chunk of that
was due to rising prices.
"High food prices have combined with increased household spending
over the April holiday period as more people are travelling, dining out
and holding family gatherings," said the bureau's director of quarterly
economy-wide statistics, Ben James.
Policy makers are hoping households will dip into savings to keep
consuming even as real incomes go backwards.
Source - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/australia-retail-sales-rise-
0-014037078.html
Blog – Retail Sales and Consumer Spending – Australia – April 2022
WestpacHousingPuls
eMay2022.pdf
WestpacEconomicsLo
ng-TermForecasts_30_May2022.pdf
Retail-Trade-April-20
22.pdf
WestpacHousingPuls
eMay2022.pdf
WestpacEconomicsLo
ng-TermForecasts_30_May2022.pdf
Retail-Trade-April-20
22.pdf
Australian Retail
Sales April 2022 - No points for second place Morgans.pdf
The RBA starts
raising rates - how far and how fast And what does it mean for investors - Jade Financial Group.pdf
Serious issues finally
acknowledged The West Australian.pdf
Housing Occupancy
and Costs, 2019-20 financial year Australian Bureau of Statistics.pdf
US clinches deal to
import infant formula from Australia.pdf
Supply chain dramas
result in increased home-grown demand for Aussie-made toilet paper, tissues - ABC News.pdf
Australia's record
wheat harvest is no fix for the global food crisis - Nikkei Asia.pdf
deloitte-au-fas-refor
ming-regulation-australian-food-grocery-sector-oct-2013-240914.pdf
Australia Mining
Outlook 2022 Energy Shift to Bring Opportunities for Investors - Investing News Australia.pdf
Why are power
prices surging, and where do we go from here .pdf
Click-And-Collect
Driving Sales In Australia PYMNTS.com.pdf
ESG Reporting
improves among the ASX200 - but are we getting the full story, or just the good story .pdf
Australian Market
Significantly Higher Nasdaq.pdf
Australian retailers
get holiday boost, but headwinds strengthen.pdf
Summary:
Australian retail sales climbed to record highs in April as consumers spent big for the holidays,
though surging inflation and rising interest rates are steadily sapping spending power.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed retail sales rose 0.9% in April to
a record A$33.9 billion ($24.11 billion), matching analysts' forecasts.
Sales were up a heady 9.6% on a year earlier, though a chunk of that was due to rising prices.
"High food prices have combined with increased household spending over the April holiday
period as more people are travelling, dining out and holding family gatherings," said the bureau's
director of quarterly economy-wide statistics, Ben James.
Policy makers are hoping households will dip into savings to keep consuming even as real
incomes go backwards.
Source - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/australia-retail-sales-rise-0-014037078.html
1. Retail sales - https://www.morgans.com.au/Blog/2022/May/Australian-Retail-Sales-April-2022