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SHOPOCALYPSE. Maria Fernandez, Erin Docherty & Xiaoran Peng. What would Jesus Buy?. Has Christmas become the festival for consumer capitalism?. Money Talks.
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SHOPOCALYPSE Maria Fernandez, Erin Docherty & XiaoranPeng
Money Talks In 2005, retail spending increased by 26% in December (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2005, Media Release ‘Festive Facts and Figures from the ABS’) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Billion ($) November December Month (2005)
Depart from Money 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Increase in Sales (%) Department Recreational Soft Goods Stores Goods Retailers Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2005, Media Release ‘Festive Facts and Figures from the ABS’
References • -Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2005, Media Release ‘Festive Facts and Figures from the ABS’http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbytitle/19B46935E2DC13BECA256B2C00004B40?OpenDocument (Retrieved 7/05/2011) • -David Jones, 2010, Media Release ‘ASZ and Media Releases 2010’http://www.davidjones.com.au/For-Investors/ASX-and-Media-Releases-2010 (Retrieved 7/05/2011) • -Author Unspecified, 2008, ‘Post Screening Conversations: Questions around What would Jesus Buy?’ http://www.revbilly.com/sites/default/files/material/WWJB_Facts+Info+Conversat.pdf (Retrieved 8/05/2011) • -‘Soulthoughts’, 2008, ‘$1 Billion Dollars Worth of Unwanted Presents’http://soulthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/christmas-waste-another-reflection-of-our-consumerist-lifestyle/ (Retrieved 8/05/2011) • -Youtube, 2006, ‘Shopping Madness: Rat Race’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IctCGVZfdk (Retrieved 11/05/2011) • -Youtube, 2007, ‘What Would Jesus Buy? Trailer’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGi21YQFjMM (Retrieved 05/05/2011)