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Virtual advisory and support for retailers during COVID-19
We're all in this together and in response to these hard-hitting times, Retail Doctor Group's Implementation team is offering our shopping centre community support for their retailers, including independent retail owners and franchisee operators through this period....
Confidential Hotline
We're all in this together and in response to these hard-hitting times, Retail Doctor Group's Implementation team is offering our retail community support through a complimentary and confidential help hotline. Retail Doctor Group's Implementation team will help you to...
How do you talk to your customers during times of change?
“You can change only what people know, not what they do.” ― Scott Adams In times of uncertainty, it is difficult to forecast how people will react to change. Customers will react in different ways and being able to predict these reactions will allow you to have a...
The psychology of social media – the relationship between our customers and their social media profiles
Social media has taken over all aspects of our lives. It influences our friendship circle, who our role models are, and ultimately how we buy products and interact with brands. Retailers find it difficult to understand which social media platform they should be...
Boards of today and tomorrow
Brian Walker Agility is fundamental to leading a team through times of change. Sandra E. Peterson As businesses open and regrettably close, it does draw into focus the role of the board, both private and public. It seems that the Executives are taking the brickbats...
The 5 Golden Rules of reducing your occupancy costs: Rule #5 Underestimate the sales, overestimate the costs, then sell more
Understanding your trading environment (or proposed trading environment), your own business model and your lease contract on an intimate level are the key underpinnings of successfully driving down your occupancy costs. Sound easy? It really is. While signing a lease...
The 5 Golden Rules of reducing your occupancy costs: Rule #4 Negotiate confidently
Brian Walker Being a confident negotiator is mostly about having all the facts, which you should have if you’ve been following the first three Golden Rules. But if you still don’t feel confident about negotiating the lease, I would recommend working with an...
The 5 Golden Rules of reducing your occupancy costs: Rule #3 Mind your own business
One of the common characteristics of shops with high occupancy costs is that they often do not have a clear position or point of difference within the centre they plan to operate within. Having the right offer in the right environment is at the heart of driving down...
Why is pureplay online retail so rarely profitable?
Brian Walker I knew that this was doomed from the get-go. You thought that it was special, special. Circles, Post Malone Recently I shared a post on social media that essentially was asking this perennial question: why is pureplay online retail often a very marginal...








