Insight

Sunday, 20 July 2008

Postcodes point to brand popularity
Census data reveals what cars live where.

Jumping on the brand wagon
The new frontier of the globalised world relies on the ability to spot and implement fashions.

Finance industry slams brain drain into reverse
Australia has become a refuge for a new endangered species: the high-flying banker.

Manufacturing still struggling
Increasing energy prices are slowing manufacturing activity.

Champagne's big bubble
Bubbly sales are soaring, but can they be sustained?

Emerging markets get retail excited
Retailers are looking to the world's emerging markets to drive the success of their businesses.

Luxury car tax hike a bit rich
Big brands say higher prices will drive inflation, not reduce it.

Game girls
Girl gamers are on the rise, so why isn't anything being made for them?

Health tourism may offer cash injection
Prepare for an explosion in cashed-up elderly tourists looking to reclaim their youth.

Office building on a roll
Commercial building is holding up the construction sector nationally.

Australians spending more on eating out
We're eating out at cafes and restaurants more than ever before.

Where the money is
Luxury goods are the toast of the top end of town.

Internet a standout performer
The march of new media continues.

Retail sector feeling the pinch
Shoppers have closed their purses and battened down the hatches.

Turning generation Y into generation $
Industries are poised to profit from the spending habits of the new kids on the block.

E-reports just what the doctor ordered
The aged-care industry is embracing e-health.

Gold still shines
Record prices for gold are putting pressure on Australian jewellery makers to pass on costs

Package deal
From the comfort of the couch, shoppers have made online shopping a billion-dollar success.

Helping hands
The touch industry is booming.

Organic produce moves from trendy to mainstream
The popularity of organic food, it seems, can no longer be considered a market glitch.

Mobile industry embraces touch
A Danish company thinks it's found the solution to the mobile industry's problem of trying to offer video services on a tiny screen.

Pioneering spirit
Australia has a young whisky industry but some of our drops are world class.

The future is here but is the music biz in it?
CD sales are down and music downloads are up.

Education bigger than tourism
Education has replaced tourism as Australia's top services export.

Best of times for hotels
The hotel sector was one of the busiest last year.

Game industry breaks records
Australians spent $1.3 billion on video game software and game consoles last year.

Mobile banking steps up a gear
Major banks are rolling out mobile phone banking services.

Manufacturing up, but exports weak
The local manufacturing industry is in its healthiest state for years.

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