More than half of retail searches happen outside 9 AM–5 PM.
Google Internal Data, Australia and New Zealand, Jan. 1–Feb. 20, 2022, searches related to retail categories (Beauty & Personal Care, Hobbies & Leisure, Sports & Fitness, Apparel, Computers & Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden, Food & Groceries, Retailers & General Merchandise).
81% of adults in Australia and 88% of adults in New Zealand under 55 now shop online.
9 in 10 retail dollars spent offline during peak season were influenced by digital.
Google searches for “click and collect” increased 4X since the beginning of COVID-19 and continued to grow 65% in 2021.
During peak retail season, 65% of online purchases were made on mobile.
Be there when they’re looking. When researching products online, 1 in 3 consumers will choose their second-choice brand over their first choice just because it shows up in the Search results.
It’s only the beginning. In Q1 2021, over 7M Aussie households shopped online — a 12% increase versus the same period in 2020. But Australia’s online retail penetration rate is still at 9.4%, indicating a significant opportunity for growth.