Procter & Gamble’s move last week to increase its presence in the US retail sector via the purchase of the 36-strong retail chain, The Art o…
Procter & Gamble’s move last week to increase its presence in the US retail sector via the purchase of the 36-strong retail chain, The Art o…
Dear Friends of SmartCompany, As many of you may know, it is with great sadness that I report the loss of my Austrade colleague and friend…
It’s interesting to observe the events that trigger an ‘aha’ moment for a business. This week I caught up with the CEO of an events co…
The worst effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) are over according to Australian exporters. The DHL Export Barometer has found that w…
Last week we looked at the very strong profit performance McDonald’s has recorded as a result of the significant investment in store refurbi…
The little Gibbon is playing happily in the sun when 180 kilograms of Gorilla rumbles in and parks its ample self beside the tiny ape. A…
This blog has reported on many “retail makeovers” in Australia and internationally in the past year. Many are a few months old – or up to a …
Today’s ‘mixed bag’ labour market numbers make interesting reading in light of the latest exporter confidence numbers from the DHL Export …
One of the most appealing aspects of life in a small or medium sized business is that you get to play so many different roles. But sometimes…
It has been an interesting week in retailing ¬- interesting in its normalcy, with no doom, gloom or bearish headlines, just good business s…
I recently ventured north to the winter wilderness of Canada and met another Harcourt. Mike Harcourt, a former Mayor of Vancouver, and P…
I have this experience annually. The calendar says it is 1 July, the very first day of the new financial year, yet I feel like I have been l…
