Australia – New Zealand POS Terminal Market – 2025
Australia/New Zealand’s POS Terminal Market
The Most Mature Retail Technology Landscape in APAC
Collectively, Australia and New Zealand have 9.2 people per square mile, which makes them the least densely populated industrialized countries on earth. This is mainly due to the immense sparsely populated Australian interior, which itself causes significant logistical and infrastructure issues. In contrast, New Zealand’s terrain is mostly mountainous and offers its own challenges. Modern retail is concentrated in coastal cities and the capitals. These countries have the most mature retail markets in APAC. Likewise, their POS terminal markets are mature as well.
Market Trends
- Australia – New Zealand represents the most mature retail markets in APAC. The top four domestic retailers (Wesfarmers, Woolworths, Metcash and Foodstuffs) are dominant, having over 30% of total retail sales, which leads all of APAC.
- Over the past decade, retail sales have grown 23%, compared to 20% for Japan, 124% for China and 164% for India.
- Large retail in Australia is concentrated in seven main coastal cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Gold Coast) and the capital Canberra.
- Germany’s Aldi (~600 stores) is the most significant foreign player. IKEA currently has 10 stores, H&M (40), Uniqlo (26), and Costco has 17. Subway (~1,500 locations), Pizza Hut (~280), KFC (880), Dominos (~730) and McDonalds (1,220+) are the significant foreign restaurant chains.
Leading Retailers
Woolworths (#28 worldwide), Coles (#40), Wesfarmers (#55), JB HiFi (#177), Foodstuffs, Macpac, SuperCheap Auto, Glassons, Hallensteins, Harvey Norman.
Market Size & Growth Projections
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Key Vendors
IHL Studies for Australia New Zealand POS Terminal Market
2025 Asia-Pacific POS Terminal Market Study
- This study includes market sizing, POS shipments, POS installed base and trends for the key APAC countries (China, Japan, Australia-New Zealand, etc) and the region as a whole.
2024 Asia-Pacific POS / mPOS Software Market Share
- Includes POS market share by software vendor by segment
2024 Asia-Pacific POS Terminal Hardware Market Share by Vendor
- Provides POS shipments and POS installed base by quarter for each retail segment for the APAC region.
2025 Asia-Pacific Retail Stores/POS Sizing by Retail Chain Size
- Included in this study are Market Sizing by store locations and chain size for Asia-Pacific