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A livelihood for any wholesaler or distributor relies on getting their products into the retail environment. Cameron Bayley gathers tips from those in the know about how to get some edge over the competition. “It’s not brain surgery, being a good wholesaler,” says Brad Glass, who distributes golfing apparel line PING for American Golf Supplies. […]

Charity begins … with a business plan! Monica Higgins takes a look behind the scenes at some successful charities and finds that many commercial business structures are crucial to their survival, too. Walt Whitman once said, “charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything.” That may be so, but charity is serious business […]

For some wholesalers, moving into the retail space is about taking control, for others it’s more a natural progression. Cameron Bayley talks to two business owners who have made the move and are enjoying the benefits of giving their wholesale business a retail shop front. When Kirsty Andruszko set up her pet accessory business Puppy […]

Multi-channel retailing is becoming increasingly crucial for businesses to survive in an online age – Rebecca Spicer explores the options and steps required to build a successful e-store. Thanks to the spread of broadband and wireless services at home, online business are growing rapidly, urged on by confidence in online brands such as eBay and […]

If your approach to market research is casual or haphazard, you’ll probably get a matching result. Rob Hall explains how well-designed and targeted research is valuable but not necessarily expensive. Successful retailers don’t get there by accident or luck, they are successful because they study and understand the needs of their customers. This has been […]

The liquor store industry has stuck to tradition, and independents are holding their own by grouping together – But as Rebecca Spicer found out, it’s one of the most competitive industries with plenty of pressure from complex regulation and the determination of retail giants to take the market. Liquor stores were born when the first single-bottle […]

The tech-savvy, point-and-click iPod generation that are today’s students now have a global community of like-minded learners, teachers, and parents at their fingertips, thanks to Melbourne-based IT firm, Etech Group. Monica Higgins reports. Within the space of four years, Etech’s primary online learning programs, StudyWiz and Four Point Learning, have been successfully implemented into schools, […]