Retail & Consumer Deals Digest

Reviewing the trends, ideas and insights across the retail and consumer industry each month

May 2025 edition

Our May edition covers: 

  • ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence down 1.8pts to 87.0 in the week the RBA cut interest rates to 3.85%;
  • the latest Australian ABS trade results;
  • a summary of recently announced and completed deals, including Helloworld Travel, an Australia-based travel group, has increased its stake in Webjet Holdings, an Australian online travel booking company, to over 15% at A$0.89 per share; and
  • more of the latest retail sector trends.

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Donna Watt

Consulting Consumer & Industrial Products Lead, PwC Australia

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Glen Hadlow

Partner, Deals, PwC Australia

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Daniel Rosenberg

Partner, Private, PwC Australia

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Partner, Advisory, Private Deals Partner, PwC Australia

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Adam Colley

Partner, Deals, PwC Australia

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