One of the headlines from Monday’s edition of SmartCompany may well have signified a significant shift in our retailers’ hitherto defens…
One of the headlines from Monday’s edition of SmartCompany may well have signified a significant shift in our retailers’ hitherto defens…
Supermarket giant Woolworths is rightly seen as a bellwether for the wider Australian retail sector, so it was no surprise that yesterday’s …
Woolworths has downgraded its half year and full year earnings guidance for 2010-11 despite reporting a 3.8% rise in first half sales to $25…
I’ve written on many occasions about the ‘category creep’ that is the effect of offering shoppers items that retailers haven’t traditionally…
Political and media scrutiny on the banks doesn’t look likely to abate this week, with shadow treasurer Joe Hockey challenging his opposit…
Online deal-a-day website Catch of the Day has issued a cheeky warning to department store giant Big W – don’t step on our territory. …
Father’s Day used to be about socks and jocks, but the mood and sentiment is definitely changing. While within retail more money is spent on…
Retail giant Big W will now offer part of its catalogue online in order to appeal to rural and time-poor customers, in a move the company sa…
Happy New Year. As you read this blog (which was written on December 23, 2009) Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will be behind u…
There’s a great story in the Wall Street Journal today about how US retailing giant Wal-Mart is throwing down the gauntlet to the run-away g…
It’s one of the great challenges for retailers – how to build a bridge between the tech-savvy customers who spend hours researching on the w…
Supermarket group Woolworths has made a step into the mobile phone market, partnering with Optus to introduce a pre-paid mobile service. …
