Author name: Coast to Coast

Retailers Urged to Adapt & Embrace Change to Beat Lockdown The future is rosier than you may think! Wow! Has the Australian Retail Industry been on a rollercoaster or what? When KPMG produced its 2020 Australian Retail Outlook, COVID was just this strange disease that was happening overseas. At that time, the bushfires along the […]

It was Zoran Sarabaca’s personal experience of trying to sell his own business that prompted him to start Xcllusive Business Sales. Back in 2003, whilst trying to sell his maintenance business, he discovered the kind of help and support he needed was not easily available. Unhappy with the service that brokers offered him, he decided

Ask An Expert – James Cooper WHAT RELIEF IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN NSW FOR COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL TENANTS? The NSW Government has taken steps to offer support and clarity to commercial and retail landlords and tenants by: 1. Passing the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID- 19) Regulation 2021 (under the Retail Leases Act 1994);

Reaping the Rewards of Post-COVID Retail A year-and-a-half of COVID certainly has changed the shopping behaviours of the Australian people. In May 2020, the first bit of retail data referring to the pandemic was published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. I was very excited to see how a month of COVID restrictions had impacted 

Is Green The New Black To Keep Businesses Out The Red?   Whilst our TVs have been overloaded with negative COVID news, a quiet revolution has been taking place in a most unlikely industry.   It seems it isn’t just toilet rolls and hand sanitizer that are flying out the door, but also plants and

Industries to Watch in the Australian Manufacturing Sector   There is no denying that COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the global economy, but it’s not all doom and gloom in the Australian manufacturing sector. Trusted industry researchers, IBISWorld, has identified several industries making good use of advanced manufacturing capabilities, new health and sustainability trends,

Ask An Expert – Australian Banking Association   Research by the Australian Banking Association shows 60% of small business owners have said that access to small business loans has stifled their business ownership plans. With traditional loans getting harder to access by the day, we talk to Vijay Reddy –Director and Senior Partner at Winquote

Modern Manufacturing Strategy to Boost Jobs, Economy   If you’re buying or selling a manufacturing business, you need to be across the Australian Government’s new Modern Manufacturing Strategy. Recognising that manufacturing is critical to our economy–it is a key part of almost every supply chain, Government included the $1.5 billion Strategy in its 2020/21 Budget.

Aussie Manufacturers Feeling Optimistic   Latest statistics from Westpac show that it takes more than a pandemic to stop Aussie businesses! The Australian Chamber-Westpac SurveyofIndustrial Trends show Australian industry is expecting demand and orders to improve significantly this year, encouraging businessesto boost output. “Manufacturers are telling us that they’re optimistic at this point, and expecting

Pet Supplies & Products in 2020 and Beyond   Would it surprise you to know that there are more than 29 million pets in Australia? In fact, we Aussies have one of the highest pet ownership rates on the globe.  Around 61% of Australian households own pets today; dogs are the most popular at 40%,