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Electrical and Lighting Stores in Australia Industry Data and Analysis
The Electrical and Lighting Stores industry has been experiencing competitive conditions. Volatility in consumer sentiment and real household discretionary income has combined with increasing competition from external competitors to drive industry revenue falls in recent years. While demand from department stores has dropped, growing competition from hardware and building supply stores has been cutting into retailers’ customer base. Online shopping trends have also fuelled online-only retailers’ success, as their convenience has encouraged many customers to shop online instead. Stores that focus on high-value, purposeful products and strong growth from the industry's major players have partly offset these trends. Overall, industry revenue is expected to dip at an annualised 2.6% to $2.6 billion over the five years through 2024-25. This trend includes a drop of 3.7% anticipated in the current year, since reduced demand from house construction has limited the number of people buying products like power points and light fittings.Retailers like Big W, Myer, Bunnings and IKEA stock a range of electrical and lighting products, including indoor and outdoor lights, power points, light switches, batteries and torches. These large retail chains can use their size to obtain significant economies of scale, allowing them to provide products to the market at low prices. This has been especially attractive to price-conscious consumers amid the cost-of-living crisis. Additionally, as Australia is moving towards a sustainable economy, state governments have launched rebates or supports to encourage businesses and consumers to install energy-efficient electrical and lighting products. These proactive public policies have attracted new enterprises to the industry, especially those specialising in sustainable products.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released February 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia operates under the ANZSIC industry code G4229. Electrical and lighting stores primarily retail lighting and electrical goods, like fixtures and fittings, light bulbs and globes, batteries and other electrical products. Department stores and other retailers that sell these products in addition to other goods are excluded from the industry. Related terms covered in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia include light-emitting diode (led), minimum energy performance standards (mepss), point of sale (pos) and big-box retailer.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia include Lighting products, Batteries and Other electrical goods.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia include Beacon Lighting and Century Yuasa.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia in 2026?
The market size of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia is $2.6bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia in 2025?
There are 1,806 businesses in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 6.4 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia?
The Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia?
The Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia?
The biggest companies operating in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia are Beacon Lighting and Century Yuasa
What does the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia include?
Lighting products and Batteries are part of the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia?
The company holding the most market share in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia is Beacon Lighting.
How competitive is the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Electrical and Lighting Stores industry in Australia.
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