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Making a statement – lessons from a graffiti artist
“Walls are hot right now, but I was into them long before Trump made it cool,” Banksy You may have heard this week, British graffiti artist Banksy – famous for never revealing his identity – has opened a hotel… in Bethlehem. The Walled Off Hotel is nestled against the...
Howards Storage World reveals its new owner and starts 70% off sale
Howards Storage World has plans to “get rid of the old to make way for the new”, launching a 70% off sale after announcing the identity of its new owner. In a statement, the retailer revealed that former Sportland Group executive Enayat Ghiasi has bought the business’...
Kaufland confirms it’s coming to Australia: Is Aldi rival Lidl next?
German retail giant Kaufland is set to arrive on Australian stores, and one expert believes it could bring Aldi’s biggest rival, Lidl, along with it. The big-box has established an Australian website and is hiring for a number of management positions, including a...
SAP Hybris goes beyond quote-to-cash with new solution
SAP has released a new range of cloud products based on a microservices architecture, offering new capabilities for order configuration, pricing, quoting, order orchestration and subscription billing. SAP Hybris Revenue Cloud is an extension of the company’s customer...
‘X marks the spot’ – TK Maxx to enter Australia
‘We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths’ – Walt Disney The element of surprise as a part of retail theatre is increasingly become a unique component of the customer engagement...
Franchising Expo gets down to business at ICC Sydney
The brand new ICC Sydney at Darling Harbour will be filled with the who’s who of franchising at the Franchising & Business Opportunities Expo from Saturday 25 – Sunday 26th March. Now in its 30th year, this enterprising event offers visitors a forum to compare and...
Keeping up with Ted Baker
Camera got them images Camera got them all Nothing’s shocking Showed me everybody “Ted, just admit it” Jane’s addiction While 92.9 per cent of Australian retail spend is still spent within bricks and mortar, increasing Australian mobile phone usage is not a figure...
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Are you…? An experienced retail leader? (multi-site is critical) Degree qualified? Personable, analytical, customer focused, and stand for your customers’ success? Looking to grow your career inside a growing business? Resilient, focussed and have that unique blend of...
Boost Juice goes in to bat for Ballarat after revealing its first drive-through store
Boost Juice is moving into the drive-through business, and the announcement of its new store model and a passionate defence of the Victorian city of Ballarat has engaged tens of thousands of customers online. The juice chain confirmed yesterday that it will open a...








