Just over a year ago, deregulation hit the newsagent industry, forcing many to change the way they operated. Maria Cobden takes at look at what the changes have done to the industry. The saying 'the more things change, the more they stay the same' could well be applied to the newsagency industry one year on […]
Dennis Spinks explains why video surveillance is a must for retailers. In a commercial environment of reduced margins, shifting customer loyalties and increased competition, retailers can ill-afford the financial burden of asset shrinkage from shoplifting, robbery and employee theft. And with litigation against employers on the rise, nor can retail store owners afford to be […]
After the hectic Christmas season is over and the January sales end, take advantage of the quiet time to overhaul your shop's presentation. Marilyn Stephens explains how to go about it. January sales provide the opportunity to clear out overstocks and those product lines that seemed so great at the Trade Fair (unfortunately, your customers […]
In the coming months, we will take a comprehensive look at franchising. To guide businesses through the process, we talk to experts in the franchising industry – Here, in the first of our special features, we look at how to determine the right time to franchise your business. It is common for owners of successful businesses […]
It’s alright to have a vision for your store, but you won’t get very far if employees don’t share, and believe in that vision. Richard Carter gives some tips on how to make sure employees understand where the company is headed. Every year, we spend thousands of dollars trying to get employee’s motivated to improve […]
A lot has changed in the jewellery industry since diamonds were a girl's best friend. Maria Cobden investigates. Smash and grabs are one thing, but when a group of armed robbers break through electronically locked doors on a Sunday morning while there are customers in the shop and people on the footpath outside, that's another […]
New technology is allowing work to intrude further into our personal lives yet many of us refuse to hit the off button when we go home, according to the Sensis e-Business Report released today The report, which has been produced annually by Sensis since 1995, surveyed 1,800 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and 1,500 consumers […]
New Australian research into the motivating factors of franchise buyers shows the food industry receives the most amount of interest, with 21 percent of prospective franchisees wanting to own a food franchise. Conversely, the biggest decline in interest was for coffee based franchises, with only seven percent of respondents wanting to buy compared to 11 […]
How is O.H.S. affected in the new national I.R. system? Alyson Warnock looks at how changes will impact on small and medium businesses around the country The Workplace Relations Amendment (Workchoices) Act 2005 became law on March 27, 2006. This legislation was designed to create a single national IR system using the corporations’ power to […]
These days, customers expect to be able to pay with plastic, but as one business owner explains, providing an EFTPOS payment facility can also benefit businesses in a number of ways. Peter Meyer has been designing and manufacturing blinds for almost 20 years, and before that he was in retail and interior design, always keeping […]
