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Any retailer which simply turns the lights back on and reverts to its traditional model post coronavirus is doomed
Every day has been like Christmas trading for essential retailers like Woolworths and Coles with significant supply and demand issues experienced in the past month – and not just for toilet paper.
While many retailers have opted to close their doors and wait out the storm, there are those that have pivoted and innovated to emerging customer demands – with sales for camping gear, exercise equipment, home entertainment and arts and crafts going through the roof.
All organisations are grappling with the myriad of employee agreements and obligations that result in a wide variety of payments to their people.
We recently hosted a number of clients in our Melbourne office, where we assembled a panel of experts to unpack some of the challenges of workforce planning in the retail sector.
We hosted a fascinating discussion this morning, between retail experts Luke Ritchie, Grant Thornton Partner, and Mark Scatena, Target’s General Manager of Strategy, Online and Supply Chain, as they shared a depth of insight with a number of our clients from across the industry.
The operation and effectiveness of the Franchising Code of Conduct wrap up: Top 10 themes in the final report
I recently attended the NRF Retail Big Show in New York, an overwhelming smorgasbord of retail technology and new store concepts.
Every year, we spend time interviewing our clients to better understand their business and the trends most impacting on them.
On Wednesday February 7th the Productivity Commission released its draft report into Competition in the Australian Financial System. The report, commissioned by Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, highlighted a number of areas in which the Commission believes that banking competition could be improved to benefit consumers and the wider economy.
The entry of Amazon in Australia in 2017 has provided strong impetus for traditional retailers to invest in their online supply chain capability.
There has been much media recently surrounding vacancy rates and the demise of local retailers, with rents of large shopping centres pushing smaller retailers out, and the larger centres and online retailers driving consumers away from the traditional high street retail strips.