Retail

Harvey Norman has embraced Twitter as a sales tool, with chief operations officer John Slack-Smith has detailed the company’s online strategy at CeBIT 2010 yesterday.

Trish Watt, General Manager of Australian Retail for internationally renown brand Pumpkin Patch, has been nominated for the 2010 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

Clive Peeters directors have been forced to call in administrator McGrath Nicol due to a mounting debt burden and collapsing sales.

The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), will simplify its rules for direct deals between composers and users under an authorisation granted today by the ACCC.

Costco have been given planning approval by the NSW State Government for a second massive supermarket in Australia, this time in Auburn, Sydney.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced further agreements with major supermarket operators to phase out restrictive provisions in supermarket leases. The ACCC has reached agreement with ALDI Foods, Franklins, SPAR Australia, Australian United Retailers Limited (trading as Foodworks) and Metcash Limited that they will not enter into any new leasing agreement which includes […]

The heavy discounting offered over the Christmas period will continue into the new year but isn’t expected to eat into the retailer’s margins, said Myer chief executive officer Bernie Brookes. Brookes said Myer’s sales for the month of December were dragged down by the electrical and entertainment goods categories. Those categories had received a boost […]

Australian fashion stationery label kikki.K has been nominated for the Retail Innovation award in the World Retail Awards, to be held in Germany in April. Nominated by the Worth Global Style Network (WGSN), the fashion and style industry’s leading resource for trend analysis and forecasting, kikki.K has the personal backing of WGSN’s managing director Asia […]

An area in south-west Brisbane, Queensland, is determined to lure away businesses from Melbourne and Sydney in a battle of the buck. Greater Springfield is planning a conversion from a greenfields site to a community with intent on building a 390ha CBD featuring global businesses. Launching the We Mean Business campaign, developers revealed a survey […]

With global uncertainty on the political, financial and retail fronts, several new trends are emerging that will have a significant impact on Australian retail. There are five global retail trends in particular that all retailers must be aware of!

With unemployment increasing and business closures a daily event, many businesses are turning to discounting in order to lure the customers in. But is this actually the right thing to do?

Customer service is the biggest retail cliché around. NOBODY ever disagrees with its relative importance, even though hardly anybody can quote any real evidence as to why it works, and very rarely prove its efficacy anyway.

Retailers employ different strategies to boost sales and profits. The three listed below are interesting for different reasons, but they do raise an interesting ethical dilemma.

A trend that’s really emerged in the first half of this year is the stay-at-home vacation – the ‘staycation’. This is where people spend money on products to make their home a hub of comfort in tough times. So how can retailers take advantage of this trend?

With experts touting the economic crisis as an opportunity to grow, businesses are turning to online retailing as a cost-effective way to promote their activities. One company that has found much needed success through their internet strategy is dStore, Australia’s largest online shopping store. dStore CEO Andrew Cooper spoke to Jessica Stanic about the benefits […]

The next big thing, green retailing means much more than just using paper bags, but the perceived costi appears to be holding many retailers back. However it might not be as time-consuming or expensive as you think. Nina Hendy investigates. Retailers who think going green is just another fad or marketing gimmick should think again. […]

With publicity surrounding the threat of global warming on the rise, environmental consciousness is at an all time high. Jeff Rogut, executive director of The Australian Centre for Retail Studies, explains what this means for the retail sector. Despite being somewhat displaced by the current global financial crisis, in 2008 the environment was rated as […]

Tradeshows offer a great opportunity to lift your business in times of economic slowdown. Expert tradeshow coach and speaker Joe Dorfman, provides seven proven strategies for exhibition success in challenging times. Strategy #1: Exhibit with excellence before, during and after the show Now, more than ever, it is critical to ensure you and your exhibition […]

Imagine you (and only you) had the cure for incurable disease. Moral issues aside, how much would you charge? Think about that for a moment before reading on… How much would you charge?

The impact of the global economic downturn has extended well beyond the cash register to infiltrate retail design trends and consumer consciousness. With consumers spending less, saving more and making purchasing decisions with maximum research and minimal impulse, it’s a tough time to be in the retail sector. Being savvy about shifting consumer purchasing and […]