Retail is one of the industries that still is deeply affected by the pandemic and this year is going to continue to be tough for many. With many retailers having to close their doors for an extended period last year, a large number of shoppers turned to
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Online retail sales have really taken off over the past few months, as many retailers were forced to close during the first wave of the pandemic. We are seeing an even wider spread of store closures here in Melbourne as we stumble our way through the second
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Physical retail stores have been one of the hardest hit industries during the Covid 19 pandemic. And it’s predicted that things will get worse before they get better – but they will get better. In a recent Forbes article, a panel of international retail experts were asked
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My colleague Bill Rooney from 6one5 has done further research into the effects of Covid19 on retailers and has provided a further update that I thought was well worth sharing. There are certainly challenging times ahead for all retailers and I hope Bill’s forecasting will help you
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This may sound a bit strange, but I really do love this process – but only when it’s done well and with the customer in mind. Unfortunately there are many bad examples of upselling taking place every single day and it does frustrate customers. It also makes
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Traditional retail is facing massive uncertainty in the wake of numerous store and business closures over the past few years. Many reasons have been given for these closures: high rents, the economy, staffing, online competition, overseas players and a shift in customer buying habits. Global giants like
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If we thought 2019 was tough for traditional retailers, 2020 is going to see even more disruption. It’s been a shocking start to the year with recent announcements of 169 store closures, at Bardot, Curious Planet, Harris Scarfe, EB games and Bose. Then on top of that
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Retail in Australia has seen unprecedented change over the past few years. Recent sales data for bricks and mortar stores have been stagnant at best. Many sectors, particularly department stores, have seen negative growth. Retail has even been labelled with the horrendous R word (Recession) with year-on-year
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Sales are the lifeblood for every retailer and these days they are getting harder to come by! However I believe we are still, and have been for some time, letting sales simply walk out the door. We all know it’s a lot less expensive to sell more
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Sales is the lifeblood of every business and in retail it’s certainly getting tougher. Traditional stores are suffering flat or decreasing traffic counts, which makes it tough to grow sales. However there is a way to grow sales and it’s been around for years, unfortunately most retailers
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