Kevin Moore
Forget a retail boom, Aussies will spend their tax-cut dollars at sea
In mid-2009, early in the global financial crisis, the Australian government mailed out tens of millions of $900 cheques – $8 billion worth …
Inside the Toys ‘R’ Us rebirth: Why we decided to launch as a purely online retailer
Louis Mittoni launched Hobby Warehouse as a digital platform in 2011 and is the new chief executive officer of Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ.
When th…
Why small-business owners should have the same rights as residential tenants
This year in Australia, 30 Oxfam stores, and hundreds, maybe thousands, of small newsagencies, small fashion stores and giftware shops will…
Government at all levels must help stop the retail reckoning
I like Melbourne retail. A lot.
My feeling whenever I’m in town is it’s a genuine retail town. So is London town, the twenty central…
An open letter to retail landlords
Dear retail landlord,
I am writing to ask for your support with the retail premises that I rent from you: Number 1, High Street, Everysub…
Built to last: Why the retail industry should set a course for 1970
Several years ago business professor and author Jim Collins wrote a great book called Built to Last. The best-selling book highlighted a li…
In-store sales are dropping, so what does the future of retail look like?
How many of you ‘went to the shops’ over the Christmas period? Nowhere near as many as last year, but more than will visit a store next …
With shoppers wanting more choice than ever, is own-brand retailing gone for good?
The change in ‘retailing’ models has passed another milestone (or rather, another off-ramp) this week with Crabtree & Evelyn decidin…
How to keep shoppers happy and secure sales in the bustling Christmas period
The 1st of December 2018 was a Saturday.
Prior to this, the last time a Saturday fell on December 1 was six years ago, and the next is …
“An uncannily similar slope”: Will Myer meet the same fate as Toys ‘R’ Us?
I thought I’d be writing this blog in late January of next year when retailers delivered their Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s sale…
