Kevin Moore, Author at SmartCompany

fashion brands selling coffee

Why fashion brands have resorted to selling coffee

In the physical retail fashion sector, things are not looking good, so Ralph Lauren has opened coffee shops and very cool, mobile, branded coffee vans.

eBay

The acquisition that stunted Amazon’s growth Down Under

Amazon Australia is struggling to take share back from marketplace eBay, online shoppers and aligned marketplace suppliers.

Jewel

Retail’s Jewel: What the mall of the future looks like

I walked, ate and experienced the new Jewel mall at Singapore’s Changi Airport last week. It was stunning, grand, busy and vibrant.

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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 …

Toys R Us

Inside the Toys ‘R’ Us rebirth: Why we decided to launch as a purely online retailer

The decision to re-launch Toys 'R' Us as a pure online retailer was based on logic rather than emotion.

e-commerce

Why small-business owners should have the same rights as residential tenants

Maybe the place to start, if we are to rejuvenate the physical retail sector, is to overhaul the laws governing small retail leases.

clothing retailers

Government at all levels must help stop the retail reckoning

Over the next decade, retailers, landlords and developers will need the active support of government to transition the retail industry.

e-commerce

An open letter to retail landlords

If you don't act now, youll be forced to try to sell your property in a fast-falling market, and maybe invest in some new out-of-town warehousing.

retail

Built to last: Why the retail industry should set a course for 1970

The concept of ‘built to last’ is growing fast in the minds of millennials and older shoppers, tired of fast-paced changes and low-quality items.

australian retail

In-store sales are dropping, so what does the future of retail look like?

By 2025, as much as 35% of any category’s sales will be online and only 65% will still be via a physical retailer. So what does this mean for Australian retail?

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