Posts tagged "retail"

Insights from Power Retail and Australia Post reveal there are four areas retailers should address to succeed this holiday trading period. 

It’s the sort of race that could benefit consumers, with expectations that prices will fall and Priceline services will expand if a deal proceeds.

While the power of Gap and Benetton may have diminished, lessons can be learned from the way these clothing businesses once ruled the fashion industry.

The Body Shop has became one of the first employers in Australia to adopt an ‘open hiring’ policy for its in-store seasonal staff. 

TradeSquare Connect will allow businesses that do not otherwise have a wholesale offer to launch one using the TradeSquare platform. 

NSW business owners have broadly welcomed the state’s reopening roadmap, but there are concerns about what it means in practice.

Booktopia chief executive Tony Nash says this year's result has laid the foundation for further growth in the 2022 financial year.

Administrators Liam Healey and Quentin Olde from Ankura will reportedly now seek a buyer for the business.

Brooke Farris has been appointed CEO of Rip Curl, becoming the first woman to head up the global surf company in its 52-year history.

Sporting goods retailer Decathlon has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in penalties for selling basketball rings, backboards and portable swimming pools that did not comply with safety standards. 

As the Australian Capital Territory enters lockdown following the spread of the Delta virus to the state, retailers are once again trying to understand if they are ‘essential’ or not.

Retail was once known for being the perfect harmony between art and science. But has this harmony become imbalanced?