Peter Sheppard This will be the third consecutive year in Australia where online sales drive November into position as the highest dollar and volume sales month of the year. Traditionally, December has held that honour for centuries. But now, due to the large...
On Friday 28 September, the leaders of Australian retail came together to discuss a matter that’s on all top retailers’ minds this year: ‘Taking Australian Retail Global’. The exclusive CEO Breakfast event hosted by the Retail Doctor Group successfully brought...
There’s no denying that with the staying power of an e-commerce presence bringing a plethora of accessible analytics on consumer and global trends, retail businesses must adapt and tap into this data to survive and thrive. In this podcast with MarketScale, Retail...
Peter Sheppard When I was learning the required retail skills in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, they were quite different from today. If stock was 80 per cent correct and balanced, 80 per cent of locations were in the right place, 80 per cent of your customers were...
Brian Walker “Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” – Roger Ebert “You will love this product it has two semiconductors!” Or, “it’s made from 80 per cent cotton!” Or, “It has a quality guarantee of 12 months!” It’s about as...
