Why Do We Have To Pay For Fitting Out In Australia?

Rebecca, a young Australian girl, is an absolute Shopaholic, but has just stepped onto the job.

Nowadays, with the popularity of online shopping, it is for these likes.

Because in Australia, more and more people, like Rebecca, regard the physical store as a free fitting room, which makes Australia's retail industry lament its growing income.

In fact, Australian retailers are competing against online shopping platforms in an unfair environment.

The damage is the productivity of the merchants. They have so many human resources and salesmen in the physical store, but the result is totally unsatisfactory.

In order to cope with this growing crisis, the Australian retail association has made such a motion: whether the store should set up a refundable clothing fee provision, that is, to charge a certain "fitting fee" to the customer to help the retail business to resist the cost impact of online shopping; and if a customer decides to buy it on the spot after a trial, a full refund can be obtained at the checkout.

The Australian retail association also made a customer opinion poll for this purpose, and 25% of the Australian respondents expressed support for the proposal.

But it still raises a lot of controversy in Australia: it's the most unacceptable idea in the world to pay for things without buying anything.

Once the fees are charged, or the like, customers are likely to turn away immediately, because the Internet will not charge any "entrance fees". If stores do this, they will be more difficult to compete with online shopping.

So although retailers are considering the fitting fee, they are also very aggressive.

At present, the "try on / try fee" shops will be restricted to some retail outlets that sell special products: wedding dress stores, ski wear stores or camera stores.