Woolworths released its Q3 sales commentary to the market today. The executive, and there have been many, must cringe when they have to comment on the performance of Big W. I read through today’s announcement and have found it difficult to see a positive stat or trend. It is not since the divisional management days [...]
My name is Alex and I have a confession to make. I, a retail industry veteran of over 40 years, have succumbed to the siren song of Aldi’s “aisle of shame”. Every Wednesday, I find myself irresistibly drawn to my local Aldi, eager to peruse the tantalizing treasures that await in that notorious center aisle. [...]
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Myers CEO – gone DJ’s CEO – gone Marks & Spenser – shuttering 10% of network House of Fraser – in crisis mode Every specialist electronic chain worldwide – gone (almost) Toys were Us worldwide – gone Specialty Fashion Chain – sold for a fraction Lowy’s – collected their money an ran Discount department stores [...]
I think that we are at the start of a pretty fundamental change in the retail industry. This is being played out profoundly in the fashion segment. In the last 3 months we have seen a large number of mid tier retailers fail ( Payless, pumpkin patch, Marc’s, Howard’s storage, plus numerous others) this is [...]
 Just over 25 years ago my partner Desiree and I decided to cement our relationship by purchasing two new sofas from a small furniture manufacturer called King Furniture. They had one showroom in Alexandria Sydney and had a reputation for producing some quality furniture. We wanted something that would last as we could not afford [...]
I rarely respond to banner ads (as does the majority of the population) However when I was confronted with an ad for Google’s latest tome “ZMOT-Winning the Zero Moment of Truth.” I just had to respond. here was the promise of research based insights into what’s important at that critical decision point where a prospect [...]
Can you keep a secret? Let me give you a tip! – today, nobody can. There was once a time when retailers were charged with the responsibility of “curating” information provided by a select set of vendors and then presenting this information in a moderated way to the consumer. Having control of this information channel [...]
You have probably heard the current furor happening in the retail industry where the major retailers are “bleating†about online retail having an unfair advantage in the current GST regime. Technically this is correct, but this is not the reason that the majority of retailers are feeling significant pain. Here in Australia our major retailers [...]