Are you ahead in the race to win in retail?

Are you ahead in the race to win in retail?

Retail Industry Keynote speaker, Brian Walker understands what makes retailers and brands successful. Brian says, “what I hope people get from my presentations is an understanding that I’ve been where they are. I’ve been running retail and franchise businesses. I...
Ignore Amazon at your peril

Ignore Amazon at your peril

Peter Sheppard Are we fit enough to compete with this game changing retailer? That is a question nearly all traditional style retailers are asking, and if not, should be asking of themselves and their advisors. Amazon has just launched its Amazon Prime offer in...
The Amazon Effect: Redefining Retail in Australia

The Amazon Effect: Redefining Retail in Australia

Since the launch of Amazon in Australia in 2017, Australian retail leaders have been asking: How will Amazon impact the Australian retail landscape? How do we guide retailers through this disruption? Will it change Australian consumer behaviour? Retail Doctor Group’s...
Is the discounting drug worse than the illness?

Is the discounting drug worse than the illness?

I am continually amazed when walking retail malls the amount of discounting that is offered by virtually all general merchandise retailers, be they fashion, homewares, jewellers or whatever category you can think of. This is true for the vast majority of the year, be...