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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.’ – William Arthur Ward Study the truly great business performers in retail and other sectors and you see some startlingly simple commonality to their success… A...

One of Australia’s largest health-focused fast food chains says poor trading conditions and shopping centres’ approach to food retail are having a “cannibalisation” effect that has led to its decision to ditch food courts and search for other retail sites. A strategic...

Myer has purchased Marcs and David Lawrence for an undisclosed sum, but the future of the struggling fashion labels’ stores and staff remains bleak. Marcs and David Lawrence went into administration in February after a slide in sales pushed them into the red. Rather...

Investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion – Bill Nye Walk into any regional shopping centre or high street and you will see that some of Australian mid-market speciality retail...

There are definitely times where I am listening to the radio, and I think, ‘That would be awesome. I would love to sing that.’ It’s this weird karaoke fantasy that I might someday get to live out on the big screen – Skylar Astin Current Australian online retail sales...

A RETAIL expert says Woolies’ supermarket war with Coles and its failing Masters stores is the root of its spectacular Big W’s fall in fortunes. Woolworths Group chief executive Brad Banducci admitted this week it could take years for the company to turn around Big...

“Customer experience is the next competitive battleground.  It’s where businesses are won or lost.”  –Tom Knighton Ever wonder why we still do what we have always done for the same or similar result? More important now than ever before, with the determined and...

Longer boats are coming to win us  They’re coming to win us, they’re coming to win us  Longer boats are coming to win us  Hold on to the shore, they’ll be taking the key from the door.  -Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens Australian retail was previously, as a...

Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. -William Pollard Today, I am pleased to announce the launch of Retail Innovations 12, a publication containing case studies of...