According to the Experian Australian National FootFall Index covering discretionary spend retailers, footfall for the week commencing October 5, 2015 fell 13.4 percent on the previous week, however, saw an increase on the previous year of 1.6 percent for the week.
Year to date, footfall has increased by 2.5 percent in 2015 against 2014.
The 47th Parliament’s first sitting fortnight has seen action on multiple fronts, against the backdrop of growing economic pressures for both households and businesses.
As anticipated, the Reserve Bank has increased interest rates for the fourth straight month, with the cash rate now sitting at a six year high of 1.85%. Unfortunately, the economic challenges are likely to get worse before they get better, as outlined by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in his economic update to Parliament last week.
On average, every 10 minutes a cybercrime is being reported in Australia. 1 Cyber-attacks are considered one of the greatest risks to small and medium enterprise businesses (SMEs) as they can significantly impact business operations. With 48% of Australian SMEs spending less than AUD $500 annually on cyber security, many
