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Forget omnichannel, it’s all about unified commerce

Inside Retail

Retailers are grappling with ever-multiplying channels, and managing disparate touchpoints while trying to create a seamless, excellent omnichannel experience. This is a comprehensive approach that extends beyond online sales to encompass various critical aspects of retail operations, with inventory management and pricing at its core.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

Australian specialty retailer 99 Bikes has announced its B Corp certification as the business continues to backpedal from its $12.4 I started as general manager of Advance Traders in October 2008,” Garnsworthy added. In Australia in contrast, two new openings are planned in Pimpama, Queensland, and Perth by 2025.

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Analysis: Myer’s latest trading update raises key question about Premier deal

Inside Retail

The merger proposal could potentially bolster Myer’s loyalty programs, generate sales growth with possible international opportunities online, if not in bricks-and-mortar, and add expertise in specialty retailing.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Aussie retail giant Barbeques Galore has just beefed up its team, welcoming on board Steve Gardner as general manager, retail and Rosie Alford as general manager, product. Gardner previously led the product team at the retailer and in his new role he will be overseeing the company-owned store network.

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Suburban shopping strips are struggling, but they still have time to evolve

Inside Retail

The fall in retail vacancy levels from late 2022 and March of this year, after the Covid lockdowns were lifted, are likely to creep up again in the prevailing economic conditions, and vacancy rates in CBD retail precincts continue to be impacted by low office occupancy.

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Behind the scenes of Baby Bunting’s long-awaited digital transformation

Inside Retail

In 2019, Baby Bunting relaunched its e-commerce site on a new platform that was intended to give the specialty retailer more digital features and functionality. The retailer ended up writing off the entire cost of the $3.2 Whilst we were flying the plane, we were frantically rebuilding in the background,” he told Inside Retail.

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Will Saks Global create the ultimate department store behemoth?

Inside Retail

Marie Driscoll, a chartered financial analyst and a professor at Parsons, The New School and the Fashion Institute of Technology, told Inside Retail that the deal was inevitable considering the current state of US department stores. “The