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Michael Baker

Michael Baker is a Sydney-based retail consultant and former head of research at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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Strategy IR Pro

Why Simon Property is very pleased with its own performance

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Central Retail
Supermarkets IR Pro

Why Thailand’s Central Retail is improving (despite its misadventures)

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Food delivery rider on city street at night.
Regulatory IR Pro

Asian authorities finally crack down on dangerous delivery drivers

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Shopper in Sam’s Club cake aisle.
Strategy IR Pro

What’s driving Walmart’s narrow race with Amazon?

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Tukcom mall
Sustainability IR Pro

Inside Asia’s fast-growing market for used and repaired devices

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Aeon mall in Vietnam
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Can Aeon’s co-creation malls offset slowing consumer demand across Asia?

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Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

What’s driving Simon Property’s stronger Q3

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Inside Jaspal Group’s ORI women’s athleisure brand in Siam Center, Bangkok
Openings & closings IR Pro

Inside 3 Bangkok openings: Loft, Ori and Live!

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One Bangkok on Rama IV Road, south of Lumphini Park
Strategy IR Pro

How Techhouse by .Life is redefining the digital lifestyle category

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Moshi Moshi store front.
Financial IR Pro

How Moshi Moshi plans to outpace rivals with new formats, faster store rollout

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Strategy IR Pro

Vincom Retail’s leasing strategy shifts to experiences as competition heats up

Michael Baker
a young asian woman leaning against a banister outside a shopping centre wearing a red and white jacket
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Central Retail: Expansions and omnichannel drive growth

Michael Baker
An exterior shot of the Burwood Brickworks sustainable shopping centre in Victoria
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Supply and demand: Where the retail property market is headed

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An image of the exterior of an Oh!some store.
Strategy

Battle of the lifestyle giants: Oh!some vs Moshi Moshi

Michael Baker
An image of Vincom Center in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Vincom’s retail struggles: Vacancy woes persist amidst Vietnam’s shopping boom

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An image of Siam Piwat Group's CEO Chadatip Chutrakul wearing a black suit looking at the camera.
Workforce IR Pro

Are female CEOs Thai retail’s secret sauce?

Michael Baker
Strategy IR Pro

Making Nike win again: New CEO Hill has a mountain to climb

Michael Baker
Moshi Moshi store front.
Strategy IR Pro

Moshi Moshi eyes expansion beyond Thailand, targets 200 stores by 2025

Michael Baker
Sustainability IR Pro

Why fashion brands are the target of so many greenwashing claims

Michael Baker
Supermarkets IR Pro

Costco’s cool: It’s not flashy but competent success is never dull

Michael Baker
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