How to grow a brand customers fall in love with

How to grow a brand customers fall in love with

“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable” – William Pollard Kmart came to Australia from the US in 1960s, and in the past couple...
Don’t blame the referee, let’s concentrate on the game plan

Don’t blame the referee, let’s concentrate on the game plan

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...
Myer buys Marcs and David Lawrence fashion brands

Myer buys Marcs and David Lawrence fashion brands

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...
Why underinvestment is hurting Australian retail

Why underinvestment is hurting Australian retail

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...