OPINION | Peter Sheppard Independent Pharmacy has been under siege for as long as I can remember from various angles including significant reduction in PBS payments, discounters, supermarkets, on-line…. all resulting in sales and margin pressure, along with rising...
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...
Benedict Brook WHILE competitors are struggling, JB has posted record earnings. Insiders say it has the special sauce needed to beat Amazon. JB HI-FI chief executive Richard Murray can be forgiven for being pleased with himself today. At a time when retailers, from...
Brian Walker The thing is, I don’t want to be sold to when I walk into a store. I want to be welcomed. – Angela Ahrendts, Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple Inc. As I write this, Apple have announced a market capital valuation of US$1 trillion. Perhaps...
The lead up to the launch of Amazon Australia sent the retail industry into disruption. Retail Doctor Group has tracked shifts in consumer perceptions and behaviours prior to and following Amazon’s launch to provide industry leading insights: • 1 in 3...
