This is a story about Eric. He is 79 and his health is declining, so he thought, at his age, it was sensible to start thinking about end of life planning. It was a recent conversation about death and dying with his friends that got him thinking initially. He said he was worried about the […]
ERIC JUST PLANNED HIS OWN FUNERAL TODAY
WHY THE AVERAGE COST OF A FUNERAL ISN’T RELEVANT
One of the most common questions we are always asked, relates to the average cost of a funeral. Living in a consumer culture we are very much interested in the relative cost of things, including funerals. According to the latest Australian Seniors Cost of Death Report (June 2019), most of us think funerals are getting more […]
FUNERALS, PROFITS AND MARKET SHARE
In Australia, there are almost 900 funeral businesses that will handle more than 170,000 deaths, this year. Most of these deaths bring not just grief to many, but also profit to others. With 290 funeral homes and 16 cemeteries, InvoCare is by far Australia’s largest death-care corporation, claiming an overall market share of more than 34 percent (and growing). For funeral homes […]
CONSUMERS GET BURIED IN HIDDEN FUNERAL COSTS
In a new report on funeral prices, consumer advocate CHOICE has exposed the funeral industry’s harmful pricing tactics which can lead grieving families to pay thousands of dollars extra for basic funeral services. CHOICE’s investigation, which included the mystery shopping exercise and survey of 548 people who recently organised a funeral, uncovered major issues with […]
NEW FUNERAL COSTS REPORT RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS
Don’t just take eziFunerals word CHOICE Australia, have just released their latest instalment into the funeral industry, which supports eziFunerals ongoing concerns for consumers and independent funeral homes. In the second of a four-part investigation into the funeral industry, CHOICE Australia look at how much funerals cost, and how businesses control the way we grieve. […]
SHOULD INVOCARE SHAREHOLDERS BE WORRIED?
Nothing can be said to be certain, “Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, except death and taxes”. But the recent announcement by United Kingdom’s second-largest funeral business, Dignity to halt its dividend after a significant profit slump has thrown some doubt into the investment equation and raises some interesting questions for Australia’s 1.5 billion death care industry. According to […]