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F&BRetail
SUPPLEMENT EDITION
During 2009-2014, the number of credit and debit cards in
circulation increased by about 22 million to 67 million, with total
transactions surging from less than450million toabout 600million.
Australiahas thehighestuptakeofdigital andmobileusers in the
world.Thismeans thatshoppersarewell informedandexpectquality
and trusted products. They want products to be innovative, locally
sourced, premium/gourmet and have health benefits (low fat, no
sugar,gluten-free,highprotein, lowcarbohydratesandon-trendsuper
grains).
Online retail salesexpandedataCompoundAnnualGrowthRate
(CAGR) of 21% during 2009-2014, increasingmuch faster than the
growth of store-based retailing.
Social mediaplatforms suchasFacebook, Twitter andYouTube
have emerged as important advertising tools for retailers. Thailand
had about 30 million Facebook users in 2014, with most of them
logging in viamobile devices.
Source:
LornaGloria, RetailWorld,Australia (WorldTour bySIALCHINA2015)
Source:
HKTDCResearch
Source:
HKTDCResearch (
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Source:
HKTDCResearch
INFOGRAPHIC
21%
Faster
=
30
million
user
Circulationup to
67million
transactions surgingup to
600million
Highest updatedigital user
