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 - There were 6.2 million visitor arrivals in Australia for year ending March 2013


 - An increase of 4.9 per cent relative to the previous year


- Australian residents made a record eight million short-term trips overseas in 2011-12

 

Studies suggest sales of condoms will grow globally to 18.6 billion condoms by 2015! 


Are you getting your fair share of the action?


To see our full range of Condoms and Lubricant Click Here 

Starting on first base with our Super Heavy Duty range where our Camelion AA 4PK retails @ $1.50 compared to Woolworths Essentials Super Heavy Duty AA 4Pk @ $4.29 RRP.

Next on second base we have our Camelion Alkaline Battery AAA 4 Pack @ $2.99 RRP compared to Coles Battery Alkaline AAA 4 pack  @ $4.88 RRP.

For the first time in 14 years Nokia has been taken over by Samsung as the World’s leading Mobile Phone Brand! And has opened up a growing lead on Apple in the smart phone market.

Samsung’s market share is expected to be 29% of all mobile phone shipments worldwide, with Nokia slipping to 24%.

The other big gain is smartphone sales in general with IHS reporting that smart phones are expected to grow to  56% of the world wide phone market in 2013. When you consider just the smart phone market, Samsung has a 28% market share and Apple has a 20% market share.

These stats all make sense when you consider that Android handsets are now outselling Apple handsets in Australia for the first time. Retailers have been quick to sell iPhone accessories but are they stocking enough Android accessories for the fasting growing accessory market? Click Here for our range, do yourself a favour and market Android accessories alongside your iPhone accessories.

The iPhone 5 Lightning USB Cable has an RRP of $29.95 and the iPhone 5 Adaptor which connects your iPhone 3, 4 and 4s accessories to your new iPhone 5 has an RRP of $29.95 

Optus 4G is about making sure you’ll spend less time waiting and more time enjoying the things you love!

- You can experience amazing picture quality when watching HD movies and YouTube clips on–the-go, with less buffering.

- You can stream your favourite music and share files, without long wait times.

- With a more responsive connection, you can make video calls that feel more realistic, and enjoy real-time gaming with reduced lag.

First we had “Click Frenzy” or as some are calling it “Click Fail” to help Australian retailers compete with the growing shift to online purchases overseas, especially in the US with the current favourable exchange rate.

Now we have another retail first here in Australia “Independents Week” running from December 1^st to December 7^th, aimed at moving sales from the two dominant retailers in Australia, Coles and Woolworths.

Who combined now have 70% of the Australian Grocery Market, 45% of the Petrol Market, 60% of the Liquor Industry and 65% of the department store industry with Target, Big W and K Mart.

The aim of “Independents Week” is simple:

“The week we support our local small business who for generations have been supplying jobs in our community.

It is the week we will buy our……..

• - Fruit and Vegetable from our Local Fruit Shop
• - Meat from our Local Butcher
• - Bread from our Local Bakery
• - Newspapers and Magazines from our Local Newsagency
• - Petrol from an Independent Service Station
• - Liquor from your Local Independent Outlet”

Independents week is not a new phenomenon with the US celebrating its 10^th Annual “Independents Week” earlier this year, which is supported by the American Independent Business Alliance.

I’m sure if you ask the Yanks, they will tell you it’s hard work getting something like this off the ground, so I’m not expecting mass awareness of the Australian version in its first year, but it is a promotion that we should all get behind.

“Think Local, Buy Local”