Data Collection and Analysis

The research project is developed for implying the use of the operations for forming the implication of the study. The development of the project is based for the accumulation of the data analysis and collection (Hingley, Lindgreen & Grant, 2015). The analysis of the various study articles, journals, and books would help in forming the complete data analysis. The analysis is based on the use of the supportive deployment of the operations favouring the alignment of the operations. The research methods have been used for forming the analysis of the activities for listing the operative alignment.

The topic of study is “Analysis of the use of Information Technology in retail sector in Australia (over the time period 2015-2016)” and it has been considered for aligning the utilization of the operations. The use of effective data analysis would also be helpful for aligning the modification of the operations of retail sectors between the period of 2015 and 2016.

The study aims for the analysis of the growth of business in retail sector due to inclusion of the information system development. The data collected for the use of information system in retail sector would be done for a period of 2015 and 2016. The study would also be based on the information system alignment for the performance agreement. The data collected would be analysed for listing the modification of the appropriate operation development. 

The topic of “Analysis of the use of Information Technology in retail sector in Australia (over the time period 2015-2016)” is based for the alignment of the activities favouring the analysis and development. The research has been based on the following two questions. 

According to the study by Lewis, Whysall and Foster (2014), the implication of the internet facilities favouring the alignment of the operations with the help of improved information system development have helped in the growth of the business. The period of 2015-2016 was marked with the modification of the Internet technology and alignment of improved operation development. The Internet access and development would be eased. The use of successive information technology is helpful for forming the management of effective operations. The development of the project is based for the accumulation of the data analysis and collection (Tallon et al., 2016). The analysis of the various study articles, journals, and books would help in forming the complete data analysis. The analysis is based on the use of the supportive deployment of the operations favouring the alignment of the operations. The research methods have been used for forming the analysis of the activities for listing the operative alignment. The data collected for the use of information system in retail sector would be done for a period of 2015 and 2016. The study would also be based on the information system alignment for the performance agreement (Price, 2016). The data collected would be analysed for listing the modification of the appropriate operation development. The use of data collection and analysis was based for the listing the operations.

Impact of Information Technology on Retail Sector

The study by Cumming and Johan (2016), had helped in understanding the role played by the use of the effective operation development. The various technology developments had been applied for forming the utilization of the technology for forming the use of the effective operation development. The improvement of the task is based for the amassing of the information investigation and accumulation. The investigation of the different examination articles, diaries, and books would help in shaping the total information examination. The examination depends on the utilization of the steady sending of the activities supporting the arrangement of the tasks. The examination techniques have been utilized for framing the investigation of the exercises for posting the agent arrangement. The Internet access and advancement would be facilitated (Shen et al., 2014). The utilization of progressive data innovation is useful for shaping the administration of compelling tasks. The improvement of the undertaking is based for the amassing of the information investigation and gathering. The investigation of the different examination articles, diaries, and books would help in shaping the entire information examination. The investigation depends on the utilization of the steady sending of the tasks supporting the arrangement of the activities (Beirne & Ramsay, 2018). The exploration techniques have been utilized for framing the investigation of the exercises for posting the agent arrangement.

On the contrary, the use of the information technology had resulted in forming the issues like security, time consuming, operation management issues, and expenses (Villa et al., 2018). The examination would likewise be founded on the data framework arrangement for the execution understanding. The information gathered would be broke down for posting the change of the proper activity advancement. The utilization of information gathering and examination was based for the posting the activities. The issue of security due to the information technology is deployed for the alignment of the major operations. The internet based ecommerce operations had resulted in making the information accessible for the other people (Shin & Eksioglu, 2015). Moreover, the alignment of the operations had also resulted in forming the deployment of the major cost expense for management of the data.

The study was based on the secondary data research for the topic and alignment of the effective operations. The alignment of the successive operation development would also be helpful for forming the alignment of the successive development of the activities. The study would be helpful for studying the impact of Internet Access on the growth of business development of retail sector. According to Fosso Wamba et al. (2015), the Internet Access has been largely growing since the last few years. The alignment of the operations had been successful for forming the operational growth and formation of the successful alignment of the innovative operations. The study has also shown that the Internet Ecommerce grown for the period of 2015-2016 and it has seen a considerable growth and development. The final study helped in forming the operational development of the activities. 

Alignment of Retail Operations with IT

The retail sector is one of the most developed sectors of the world and it has seen considerable growth with the development of the information technology (Solnet, Boztug & Dolnicar, 2016). The retail organization development has been largely responsible for the alignment of the activities. The retail organization development would be assisted by the utilization of the functions. The retail organization has been developed with the employment of the activities. The retail organization development has been supported by the use of the information technology. The developments of the information processing activities were supported for the alignment of the operational development of IT in retail sectors. The information gathered for the utilization of data framework in retail part would be improved the situation a time of 2015 and 2016 (Fosso Wamba et al., 2015). The examination would likewise be founded on the data framework arrangement for the execution assertion. The information gathered would be dissected for posting the adjustment of the fitting activity advancement. 

The qualitative data analysis for collection of data is used for forming the analysis of the effective development of data analysis. The use of qualitative data analysis would be helpful for forming the analysis of the improved functional development. The proposed method of data collection is implied for listing the alignment of the data collection. The data collection using the secondary sources had been helpful for forming the use of the improved operation development.

The various data for the analysis of the topic of “Analysis of the use of Information Technology in retail sector in Australia (over the time period 2015-2016)” has been listed in the table below for forming the analysis of the improved activities. The data collected from the source is helpful for forming the analysis of the improved

Retail Trade
	Estimated number of businesses	internet access	web presence	social media presence	Broadband as the main type of connection	placed orders via the internet	received orders via the internet
Total	75	93.5	45.5	53.3	97.9	61.5	42.0
0–4 persons	38	93.2	37.3	49.2	97.4	58.7	43.8
5–19 persons	32	92.8	52.5	55.5	98.6	61.1	36.9
20–199 persons	5	100.0	61.5	68.7	98.1	86.3	60.9
200 or more persons	0	99.7	98.8	98.2	100.0	86.3	66.8

Table 1: Data collection for retail operation

(Source: Abs.gov.au., 2016) 

Retail Trade
	Financial	Communication excluding email	work from home	work from other locations	assessing or modifying the business’ range of products, services, processes or methods	development of new or improved products, services, processes or methods	monitoring competitors	identifying future market trends	Online training learning	customers or clients	businesses or organisations (which were not customers or clients)
Total	79.3	41.2	35.9	33.4	45.5	25.6	38.7	26.9	33.9	18.0	17.8
0–4 persons	72.3	32.7	33.9	32.4	45.6	26.5	41.1	20.6	22.0	14.3	13.4
5–19 persons	87.1	49.1	38.4	31.9	44.3	26.6	36.9	33.4	43.4	22.6	22.9
20–199 persons	82.3	52.3	30.1	45.8	51.7	10.3	30.0	32.0	61.9	14.2	16.2
200 or more persons	98.2	78.6	88.0	91.6	58.8	45.9	55.0	53.4	84.2	46.7	46.2

Table 2: Data collection for retail operation

(Source: Abs.gov.au., 2016) 

Retail Trade
	Develop Company Image	Communicate with customer	Involve customer	Collaborate	Recruit Employees	Exchange views	Other Activities
Total	86.0	72.0	19.1	6.0	17.3	18.6	1.4
0–4 persons	85.1	64.8	17.9		12.4	17.9	0.0
5–19 persons	85.7	74.6	21.2		16.2	18.1
20–199 persons	91.0	96.8	15.0	12.0	44.3	20.2
200 or more persons	96.4	94.4	15.8	32.7	73.3	58.4

Table 3: Data collection for retail operation

(Source: Abs.gov.au., 2016)  

Conclusion

It can be concluded from the assignment that the assignment had been based for the alignment of the research for the topic. The development of the project was based for the accumulation of the data analysis and collection. The analysis of the various study articles, journals, and books had helped in forming the complete data analysis. The data collected for the use of information system in retail sector was done for a period of 2015 and 2016. The topic of “Analysis of the use of Information Technology in retail sector in Australia (over the time period 2015-2016)” was helpful for studying the information system alignment for the performance agreement. The data collected was analysed for listing the modification of the appropriate operation development. The information gathered was carried on for posting the change of the proper activity advancement. 

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