Posts tagged "retail"

Businesses are weighing up the costs of queuing and using innovative ways to do away with queues, or at least make the perceptions of waiting less painful.

Jim Stewart has just got back from the Retail Global conference on the Gold Coast and has some tips to share with online retailers wanting to boost sales.

The dramatic fall in fortunes of Aussie franchise giant Retail Food Group may spell doom for Donut King and Michel’s Patisserie, but Crust Pizza, Pizza Capers and Gloria Jean’s are probably safe.

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

Online retail giant Amazon’s decision to block Australian shoppers from its US we…

Customer loyalty: hard to gain, harder to keep? This week Michel Hogan takes a look at how her own loyalty to businesses has been repaid – are businesses doing enough to keep loyal customers onside?

Retail giant Amazon caused a stir on Thursday when it announced that come July 1, Australian shoppers will no longer be able to buy goods from its international websites.

Leading Australian e-commerce players Catch Group and Kogan could be facing off in court, after Catch Group initiated legal proceedings against its competitor over the use of the word “catch”.

Buy now, pay later services are boosting the already booming online retail market.

Zara's recently unveiled London flagship store will be the chain's first in the world to be decked out with a dedicated area for both the purchase and collection of online orders.

Here are retailers that consultant Kevin Moore believes will continue to grow in the face of Amazon's move into the Australian market.

EBay has barred sellers from using Amazon’s fulfilment service, in an unprecedented new tactic to fend off the advances of the “sleeping giant” of Australian online retail.

It’s that time of the year again when the fortunes of Australia’s wealthiest individuals are ranked, and dissected, on the AFR Rich List.