Australian Retail Sales Up 1.9% YoY at the Start of FY26
Monthly KRI Summary
Discover key insights in the latest Australian Kepler Retail Market Index for August 2025.
Comparison Period: The following insights are based on comparing the four-week retail month of August this year (28th July- 24th August 2025) to the same period last year (29th July – 25th August 2024).
Foot Traffic Trends:
- Passer-by traffic increased by 3.6% YoY in August, rebounding from a 0.5% decline in July.
- In-store traffic fell by 2.4% YoY in August, reversing from 0.4% growth in July.
Sales Conversion Performance:
- Sales conversion rose by 2.1% YoY in August, a significant improvement from the -0.7% decline in July.
- The decline in store traffic, despite stronger conversion, led to transactions slipping 0.3% YoY.
Average Transaction Values (ATVs):
- Average Transaction Values (ATVs) grew by 3.1% YoY in August, building on July’s 2.3% growth.
Sales Performance:
- Sales increased by 2.8% YoY in August, slightly above July’s 2.0% growth.
About Kepler’s Retail Market Index
- Kepler’s Retail Market Index provides the most insightful and most timely view of retail industry performance across both Australia and New Zealand
- The index is based on anonymised data from Kepler’s Retail Foot Traffic Solution customers, primarily non-food specialty retailers
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