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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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Facebook’s news ban to end, Government announces amendments to media code

Facebook is set to end its controversial ban on Australian news outlets in the next few days, according to a report on 9...
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Uniqlo dethrones Zara as most valuable fashion business

Fast Retailing reached a market value of $130 billion last week, eclipsing the Spanish firm for the first time.
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David Jones’ Pathways Program connects indigenous designers, mentors

The department store recently finished up the first year of the program.

Amazon acquires e-commerce platform Selz

The platform works in much the way as Shopify, providing an e-commerce-ready backend for small businesses to utilise whe...

Retail’s continued growth “doesn’t paint the full picture”

Retail sales grow through January, but the party may be coming to an end soon.

Booktopia earnings up five-fold

The business is looking at bolt-on acquisitions across APAC as a means to further grow its reach.

Westfield to exit the US region by end of FY22

Moving forward, the Paris-based parent company will operate primarily in Europe.

Union report describes sexual discrimination, harassment at JB Hi-Fi

83 per cent of surveyed JB staff members have experienced at least one form of gendered harassment.

Indian retailer group calls for ban on Amazon in country after Reuters report

The group called on Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to take immediate note of this "important and burning issue and order...
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AuMake loss balloons 752 per cent in first half

AuMake felt the impact of its customer base being unable to travel in the last six months.

Lovisa reveals dulled half-year performance

Earnings at the half year fell 23.6 per cent, while revenue dropped 9.8 per cent.

Woolies injects $184m into Queensland supply chain with new DC

The centre, which will service more than 260 Queensland and northern New South Wales stores with chilled and frozen good...

Working from home boosts half-year sales at Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks

Wesfarmers has shared in the impressive retail results pouring in following the past six months.
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Domino’s focus on digital delivers in first half

Group chief executive Don Meij said the pandemic brought forward the customer desire for food delivery to step up online...

Super Retail profit triples off the back of strong omnichannel offer

The business' 1H21 net profit rose 201 per cent.

The Reject Shop profit up 46.5 per cent during first half

Leadership is aiming to finish 'fixing' the business by the end of the financial year.

Customers urged to shy away from online “pharmacy” Chemist Max

The website has taken money for orders that aren't fulfilled, NSW Fair Trading warns.

Redbubble’s first half turns a $2m loss into a $42m gain

The plan now, according to chief executive Michael Ilczynski, is to invest in the business to keep the train going.

Adairs earnings, profit skyrocket during first half

Managing director and chief executive Mark Ronan called the results “outstanding”.

AuMake doubles users of new social marketplace in last six months

AuMake shifted its strategy during the pandemic to connect China-based influencers with Australian and New Zealand brand...

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