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.
Retail roulette: COVID-19 has changed the way we shop, and the future will be a mixed bag of fortunes for businesses
As big retailers sack staff and embrace automation, new opportunities could be created for smaller, local traders. Here's what you need to know.
Amazon is finally making a play in Australia, and local retailers can’t afford to ignore it
It has taken years for Amazon to get a foothold in Australian retail, but as the behemoth starts to stir, local retailers must take notice.
Retail in need of therapy: Why shopping centres might never recover from the COVID-driven fever of online purchasing
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on consumers will affect the Australian retail industry for years. Here are three reasons why.
Accurate inventory and extended hours: Are dark stores the way of the future?
Dark stores combine the best of a store with a fulfilment centre so retailers can quickly fill orders as close to their customer as possible.
Gift cards, clothes and cooking classes: What Australians will be splurging on this Christmas
From clothes and shoes to turkey and Christmas pudding, Australians are set to splurge hundreds of dollars this holiday season.
In the age of online shopping, it’s retail staff that make or break businesses
At the coalface of shopfronts stands sharp-looking, well-mannered characters. They are retail staff — and they could be the key to retail survival.
Amazon enters garden goods space as online plant sales bloom
Amazon Australia is looking to cash in on surging demand for gardening equipment online, opening a dedicated store this week.
Latitude Financial and Harvey Norman make bold buy-now-pay-later play
Latitude Financial throws its hat into the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) ring, launching LatitudePay with Harvey Norman.
Your customers are changing, but are you staying the same?
To stay ahead of the retail game, invest in your future customer’s journey, and you’ll be investing in your future as well.
Locked and uploaded: How to take bricks-and-mortar stores digital with video
Here are four tried-and-tested lessons in how video can replicate the in-store experiences customers have in an online environment.
Bunnings to finally launch online store, selling more than 60,000 products
Aussie hardware giant Bunnings has finally announced plans to enter the online shopping game after years of speculation and anticipation.
