Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon: How the big four will influence the future of retail
While shopping centres lose billions and small retailers face down bankruptcy, the big four are seeing huge growth in the retail space.
Myer to house Amazon click-and-collect ‘hubs’: But will shoppers use them?
Australian department store Myer is teaming up with Amazon Australia to offer click-and-collect hubs inside 21 Myer locations, but one retail expert questions whether it will work.
E-commerce platform Shop My Town expands to help regional SMEs thrive, with guidance from Naomi Simson to boot
Shop My Town founder Melody Jarvis believes many small businesses across regional Australia benefit when they have a strong online presence.
Are stores worth what they used to be? Lew, Mosaic and Westfield lock horns on the future of rents
As Mosaic, Solomon Lew and Westfield fight over the future of shopping centres, we ask whether the humble retail store is worth what it used to be.
Afterpay adds 23,000 new merchants: Four things we learnt from the buy-now-pay-later giant’s results
Afterpay unveiled a multibillion-dollar increase in underlying sales, adding an average of 17,300 new customers each day over FY2020.
Stand out in four steps: How local retailers can compete with big brands online
The opportunities for local retailers to launch into and stand out in the e-commerce space are bigger than they've ever been.
Grants for farmers moving into e-commerce under ‘Click for Vic’ campaign
Click for Vic will connect residents with small businesses moving online to sell their produce amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With a fully remote team, and growing sales, e-commerce retailer MTB Direct launches in New Zealand
Fast-growing Australian retailer MTB Direct has expanded into New Zealand, spurred on by growing consumer demand for mountain bikes during the coronavirus pandemic.
“A retail revolution”: Kogan talks up e-commerce as profits grow 55.9% amid COVID-19 rush
For Kogan and JB Hi-Fi, COVID-19 has been an unprecedented commercial opportunity, with floods of new customers driving up sales and profits.
SEO startup Longtail UX bags $2.25 million from Woolworths and Lew family as e-commerce surges
Longtail UX has onboarded more prominent investors and clients, as COVID-19 lights a fire under already fast-growing e-commerce investment.
“Yet to see the full effects”: Australia Post warns on Melbourne parcel delays
Delivery delays have set in across Melbourne as e-commerce retailers and Australia Post deal with higher demand and restricted supply chains
E-commerce more important than ever — but there’s a “gap in information” for Melbourne retailers
Melbourne retailers will have to comply with new but still unspecified rules, as the city's stage four lockdown comes into force.
