Online retail war heats up as international retailers target Australian shoppers, experts urge local SMEs to innovate
Monday, 29 November 2010
Proof that international retailers are now fighting for Australian dollars has finally appeared, with US department store Sears launching a 20% discount offer specifically for Australians in the lead-up to Christmas.  ...

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Billionaires Gerry Harvey and Bob Ell spend up on commercial property
Monday, 11 October 2010
Retail billionaire Gerry Harvey will spend $31.8 million to buy a half stake in an Adelaide bulky goods complex, which has been put up for sale by Perth-based property developer Axiom Properties.  ...

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Tech industry dominates Australia’s most loved brands, new survey reveals
Friday, 24 September 2010
The tech industry is dominating the list of Australia's most-loved brands because they offer simple promises, deliver them and differentiate themselves from competitors, one Australian market expert says.  ...

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How I convinced the big retailers to buy my product
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Chris O'Brien came up with the idea for a machine that compacts polystyrene after he worked in an electronics store and viewed countless trucks taking bundles of the stuff away. Soon, he started Hungry Giant and began selling the machine to anyone he could. ...

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iPhone 4.0 out Friday, but still no pricing information
Monday, 26 July 2010
With just five days left until the iPhone 4 hits Australian shelves, excited customers still have no clue what the device will cost or the types of plans to be offered, as the major telcos continue to keep quiet ahead of this Friday's launch.  ...

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Clive Peeters an eeeasy model for success to Harvey Norman
Monday, 12 July 2010
Several weeks ago I wrote that Clive Peeters’ receivers most obvious suitor was JB HiFi…and I was wrong.  ...

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Remember the customers
Friday, 09 July 2010
We have all heard the mantra of the new owners: “We are the good guys, trust us, we are here to help you.”  However, we have all been disappointed when product lines change, the business is relocated and the prices go up. Even worse, the business is closed ...

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RBA concerned over Europe, waits for inflation data before rate hike: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at 4.5% at its last meeting due to concerns over the growing debt crisis in Europe, the minutes of its latest meeting reveal.  ...

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Five lesson from the Clive Peeters collapse
Thursday, 20 May 2010
The collapse of Clive Peeters did not come as a surprise to many in the retail sector. Since August last year, when it emerged that the company had been hit by a $20 million accounting scandal, industry scuttlebutts had suggested that the company was in serious ...

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The 10 strategy secrets of JB Hi-Fi chief Richard Uechtritz – here’s what you can learn
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Outgoing JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Uechtritz has rightly won plaudits as one of Australia's great retailers, after steering his company through a management buyout and a float to become one of the best-performed retail stocks on the sharemarket.  ...

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Green Award: Hungry Giant
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Chris O'Brien Founder: Chris O'Brien Industry: Other Head Office: New South Wales Employees: 3 Website: www.hungrygiant.com.au Chris O'Brien, founder of waste management firm Hungry Giant, was 22 years old and working in an electronic goods store ...

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How did you react when you heard Australia had avoided a recession?
Friday, 12 June 2009
Ken Wall, visiting lecturer on future leadership, creativity and productive thinking in the MBA program at Monash University, believes that our reaction to big news such as this affects our productivity and our capacity to lead staff successfully.  ...

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Retail entrepreneur Brett Blundy picks up a bulk goods bargain
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Brett Blundy – founder of the retail chains Sanity, Macro Wholefoods, Bras N Things and Diva – has defied the downturn in retail spending to pick up a bulky goods shopping centre in Newcastle for $61.5 million. ...

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