Reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are responding
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Australians are buying less pizza but more weight-loss drugs. They love “dupes” but don’t enjoy writing letters.
Here are five key takeaways from the August reporting season that show what consumers are buying as cost of living pressures reignite, and how retailers are responding.
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