The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its decision to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers from July. The Full Bench decision was based on consideration of evidence that Sunday penalty rates in the Hospitality, Fast Food, Retail and Pharmacy Awards ‘do not provide a fair and relevant […]
If proof was ever needed that Aussies are rookies in romance, an analysis of retail data by Square has revealed the typical consumer spends more on their mums for mother’s day than they spend on their Valentine. The global payment technology company found that not only do Aussies purchase 60% more flowers on Mother’s Day, the average national spend on […]
I’m going to let you in on a secret. One that businesses sometimes overlook as they get caught up in growth. Playing the numbers game (i.e. expanding your reach) is usually enough to nab a few sales, but achieving sustainable success comes from one key element: support. [Note: This article is the sixth in a […]
Within the next decade, global trade and logistics could be virtually unrecognisable from what we see today. Digital and physical disruption will change the way customers and suppliers connect, and the way supply chains are managed. The barriers to entry to global trade are being torn down, and technological advances across the value chain are […]
It’s a tough time for retail sales, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing this key driver of economic growth is stalling. Traditional sales tactics are becoming less effective due to the wealth of information freely available to people today and, thus, the rise of the savvy consumer. Trends globally echo this sentiment, with 57% of retailers agreeing buyers are less […]
Thanks to the rise of powerful and affordable ecommerce tools, Australian businesses can easily go global from day one. [Note: This article is the fifth in a multi-part series by Chris Dahl, providing guidance on setting up an ecommerce business. Read Part 1: Commerce Success Begins With Laying Solid Foundations, Part 2: Commerce partners: who’s right for you?, Part […]
Telstra’s Online Essentials and Digital Support Services are making it easier for small businesses to thrive online, according to the company’s digital commerce solutions GM, Ricky Lam. “Whilst starting (and even sustaining) a small business has always been a challenging task, the reliance on the internet as a search tool means that these days, small […]
Fed up with the time and money they’d each wasted on a ‘trial and error’ approach to recruitment, serial entrepreneurs Aleksander Svetski and Todd Pierce partnered to develop an intelligent job-matching system that removes guesswork and uncertainty from the equation. Set to roll-out from November, iRecruit is a cloud-based, data-driven platform that uses cutting […]
Welcome to the digital age, where Point of Sale (POS) software and similar applications have become the new norm. Not surprisingly, these have changed the way consumers shop – in a radical way – over the past five years. It has also meant that the retailers, particularly small businesses, have had to adapt in order […]
Succeeding in ecommerce goes beyond hawking one’s wares to an online audience. According to Holly Cardew, founder of Pixc, online retailers can increase their sales just by transforming standard product images into awesome ones. Launched in 2013, Pixc provides on-demand product image editing and optimisation to ecommerce stores. To ensure the process of managing and optimising product listings is […]
