
Dean Blake
Dean Blake is deputy news editor at Inside Retail. Reporting all things Australia and New Zealand, Dean has spent the last two years helping spearhead both online and print content for Inside Retail Weekly, Inside Retail Magazine, and the Top 50 People in E-commerce report. Now, as deputy news editor for APAC, he helps coordinate Inside Retail's broader news strategy across the APAC region while continuing to focus his efforts on his local markets. With the transformation of the retail industry becoming more and more rapid, and important, Dean is keen on seeing how the industry reinvents itself for the modern world and how it can become a force for good in a sometimes difficult and volatile world – remembering that retail isn't just a game of numbers, it's a game of people.
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“It’s really exciting”: How Coles is supporting its LGBTQIA+ staff

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How the new government will support retail’s push into sustainability

Retail appointments of the week

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Be Seen, be heard: Why The Body Shop has partnered with the UN

Retail appointments of the week

Citizen Wolf’s Zoltan Csaki on the importance of taking risks

Meet the brand that launched Aus Fashion Week’s first metaverse show

“If you want fast, there’s a cost”: Inside the strain on the supply chain

Why loyalty programs should focus on providing value to customers

Inside Four Pillars’ new copper-veiled distillery

“Something special”: Harris Farm makes Canberra comeback

Retail appointments of the week

How Coles’ in-school supermarket teaches kids with disabilities life skills
