Small Business
Woolworths expands Caltex alliance
Woolworths has expanded on its alliance with Caltex.
Tag: Retail
Industry
Kathmandu’s CSR Manager on combatting modern slavery in retail
Kathmandu receives FLA accreditation.
Events
Life Instyle: Melbourne’s favourite retail industry event is back for 2018
Melbourne’s most stylish trade destination for retail, Life Instyle, is already proving a hot favourite. The ultimate trade event for the retail industry has announced that the 2018 show is already 95% sold, as those on the cooler side of design get well ahead in their plans for Christmas and 2019. Life Instyle Melbourne’s continued […]
Small Business
Digital grants amongst recommendations to help SMEs against overseas, online competitors
A parliamentary committee chaired by ex-Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has made six recommendations to the Federal Government to help small businesses compete against overseas, internet-based firms marketing to Australian consumers. In its report into the impact of global, internet-based competition on local businesses, the Innovation, Industry, Science and Resources Committee recommended the creation of a […]
News
Australian businesses can now opt for Amazon orders to be fulfilled by the ecommerce giant
Businesses registered to sell products through Amazon’s Australian Marketplace can now harness the ecommerce giant’s logistics capabilities to reduce the burden of fulfilling online orders. Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) enables sellers to store stock at Amazon’s fulfilment centre and have the company pick, pack and ship products to customers on their behalf, eliminating the need […]
Small Business
“We’ll see a two-speed sector develop”: Seven retail experts share their 2018 predictions
There was a massive shift in the retail sector, last year, with ecommerce giant Amazon making its long-awaited debut as some of the incumbents continued to see diminishing returns. As the Amazon saga continues to play out, with a question marking hanging over the longer-term impact, we asked seven industry experts to gaze into their […]
Small Business
SMEs expect no growth at Christmas due to competition… despite inadequate planning
SME operators not only predict a lack of sales over the Christmas retail period, they also expect to be short on spare time, according to MYOB. The cloud accounting provider’s latest SME snapshot reveals that business confidence is down due to the threat of bigger and online retailers entering the market from overseas. The majority […]
Small Business
A guide to the low-risk, low-cost solutions that will help SMEs thrive in the Amazon era
As 2017 draws to a close, eMarketer [1] predicts that Australian ecommerce sales will reach $32.56 billion. Of this, it is estimated that $20.15 billion, or 62 percent, will be driven by online retail sales. [2] For Australian businesses working in ecommerce, this should be an exciting time filled with opportunity, instead, for the past year […]
