Recent falls in fuel prices and interest rates will return many Australian families to a situation with some spare funds in their budget coming up to the Christmas sales period, also with an expectation of more interest rate cuts to come, however the Aussie dollar drop in recent months will increase retail prices of newly imported products by 25 to 35 percent. So consumers looking to purchase large ticket price products should jump in now whilst retailers are still clearing existing stocks at discounted rates to keep their sales volumes up.

Retailers generally are optomistic according to the Australian Retailers Association, expecting total retail sales for the year to June 2009 to be slightly up on last year, although at reduced margins. This follows  the 2008 year when retail profits were generally up.

Pundits are expecting the RBA to cut interest rates by as much as 1% in December. This would equate to around a $200 saving on the average mortgage. This on top of similar recent cuts and around $100 per month in fuel bill savings from the recent hike has greaty reduced the squeeze put on Australian Families in recent months. Topping this off is the interim budget kick start package by the government that will create a huge December payout of over 8 billion to families with dependent children and pensioners and carers.

Lets not forget that Australia also still has very low unemployment statistics, and huge energy resources so the global trend is not expected to hit as hard here.

Australian retailers are faced with a restocking dilemma. Do they travel with light stock over the next few months expecting lower sales from the rub off of the international financial turmoil, or do they heavily overstock right now because stock prices are sure to increase drastically.

The $AUD drop in recent months has seen the Australian exchange rate drop from a high of US$0.97 in July 2008 (and above US$0.90 for the whole of the first half of the year) to currently under US$0.62. The difference is a huge 35% drop and will translate to a real 35% increase in the prices that importers and wholesalers have to pay for the any new stock.

Importers have a supply of goods in their warehouses at pre-crash prices but these are currently being pushed out at discount prices to keep sales targets up and so wont last long. So future stock orders are going to have a significant price increase.

With projected Australian interest rate cuts set to keep the Australian dollar low or, send it lower, the decision on restocking is currently a tough one.

The new Merry Christmas Star Plaque with Tea Light Holders at 34cm is another excellent Christmas candle holder or tea light holder design from the Heavenly Scent Candles online store.

Heavenly Scent’s candles are made from soy wax only! Absolutely no toxic paraffin, no palm wax, and no additives… just soy. They triple scent their fragrances, essential oils & add lots of love and care. Their 100% Handmade Soy Candles are also 100% Environmentally Friendly, and do not emit toxic smoke when burning.

Business owner Jan established Heavenly Scent Candles in 2008, as a hobby. Jan was inspired with beautiful fragrant Soy Candles she was buying from a friend. Jan was soon overwhelmed by the amount of people that wanted to book one of her Heavenly Scent Candle Parties.

This Metal Plaque star shaped with Tea light candle holders and with a cheerfull “Merry Christmas” message comes with your choice of Heavenly Scent fragrance in the tealights. The product,, from the Santas Warehouse label, is an all metal large wall art/plaque, featureing stars, leafs and a delightfull metal bow.

Book a Heavenly Scent party plan candle party, or buy it now online at Heavenly Scent Candles new online store

 Santa’s Warehouse is a Christmas shop in a wholesaler’s warehouse in Newcastle that opens to the public once per year from early November till late December.
The business is located in the suburb of Warners Bay NSW on Hillsborough road. The Warehouse is in the Retailing Precint of the Warners Bay Industrial area. You can find it abour 500 meters down the driveway amoung a grouup of warehouse buildings that comes off the access road. The next driveway up the hill from Bibina.

 Your visit will be well worth the trip as you will find many end of run products at discounted or wholesale prices. The store carries a wide range of Christmas decorations ornaments including wall plaques, table centre pieces, santas, snowmen, reindeer etc. You will also see a great range of artificial Christmas trees , plain or fibre optic also LED lights and crablights and bright LED ropelights and rope light motifs to decorate the house or yard.

From baubles to garands, wreaths to tree hangers, you will not want to miss the latest Christmas decorations at Santa’s Warehouse of warners Bay.