Retail & Consumer Deals Digest

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

March 2025 edition

Our March edition covers: 

  • ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 3.1pts to 83.8 lowest so far this year in the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred;
  • the latest Australian ABS trade results;
  • a summary of recently announced and completed deals, including Bridor, a global bakery giant agreeing to acquire BGH's stake in Laurent Bakery Group, the Melbourne French bakery chain, for a valuation of c.$650m; and
  • more of the latest retail sector trends.

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