This April, two large and important conferences will run in Florida in the US that will have an impact on shopper experience in Australia an…
This April, two large and important conferences will run in Florida in the US that will have an impact on shopper experience in Australia an…
A great perspective on the present and potential future state of Australian retailing played out last week in two separate media features. …
I am paddling across the Bass Strait for the next three weeks, so thought it appropriate to talk about what I’ll be looking at for some week…
For the past five years the humble retail marketer has spent many weeks in real time watching retailers reduce the number of manufacturer br…
In Australia we have a few great companies that have been successful over several recessionary periods – say 30 years – due to the leadershi…
Last week, we had almost blanket “shock at drop in retail sales” stories appearing in the media, with the assumption that shoppers were caut…
Last week I talked about prices at retail dropping over the coming year, and urged you to hold onto your till receipts so we could look at t…
Most recent reports in the business press point to strong retail sales results worldwide. Well, with the exception of Marks & Spencer in…
This article first appeared October 19, 2009. Target in the US is, as in Australia and New Zealand, a mass merchant, or discount department …
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 is an annual festive season joke that runs along the ranks of senior manufacturer and retailer sales and marketing teams around the we…
Last week’s blog talked about the Costco/Coca Cola price negotiations breaking down and Coke’s product not being available to shoppers in Co…
