Peter James Ryan
Peter James Ryan is acknowledged as one of Australia's leading retail business and marketing consultants, presenters, authors and industry commentators, backed by over 30 years’ experience working in and on retail businesses. Peter has been a regular contributor to Inside Retail since 2011.
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The problem with franchising
Franchise failures and scandals seem to make the news with disturbing frequency, but the headlines fail to address the r...
Jun 18, 2018

The real ramifications of online
Global distribution lines to truly feel the effects of digital commerce, with multi-branded retailers that have survived...
Jun 7, 2018

What’s the big idea?
Sticking to polished processes and protocol that look good on paper, won’t help to reignite retail fortunes in today’s w...
May 24, 2018

What are we doing to our people?
Retailers are overburdened by a mixture of political correctness and intellectual blindness.
May 9, 2018

Closing stores treats symptoms, not the disease
Have leasing deals become a convenient scapegoat by retailers?
May 2, 2018

Who gains from “fake news” about a bid for Myer?
David Jones and Myer have big problems that will take time, effort, money and patience.
Apr 12, 2018

Give Wesfarmers a break
It’s time to give the Bunnings UK and Ireland parent company some time and space to succeed in the overseas market.
Mar 15, 2018

A cut above the rest
In a world of copycat retailers with tired, old concepts, it’s refreshing to see businesses executing new ideas with fla...
Nov 20, 2017

When the smoke clears, it’s all about product and experience
The management view that everything can be cut down to ‘international benchmarks’ is formulaic nonsense.
Aug 15, 2017

Cost cutting is not growth
Many Australian retail business models are being compared to ‘the walking dead’.
Aug 9, 2017

Supplier payment terms – morality tale or legislative imperative?
Last year during a high profile legal process, the former chairman of a publicly-listed retailer openly confessed that t...
Jan 22, 2017

Is Amazon really the big bad wolf?
If you read the propaganda about Amazon, you'd believe that they'll be rolling into town and leaving a trail of destruc...
Jan 15, 2017

Is there anything that can derail Bunnings?
Now that Masters is gone, is the sky the limit for Bunnings?
Jan 8, 2017

Opinion: Gimmicks or better?
Why retail leaders contemplating business improvement, innovation or change need to differentiate between legitimate win...
Sep 8, 2016

The new footprint for physical retail
The right number of stores in the right locations is now a science, says Peter James Ryan.
Sep 10, 2014

Global versus hyper local
Peter James Ryan examines the advantages of being a local player in a global industry.
Aug 27, 2014

Things were supposed to get better: Technology
In the final installment of his four week series, Peter James Ryan examines the role of technology in retail.
Aug 6, 2014

Things were supposed to get better: Education
In the third installment of his four week series, Peter James Ryan discusses education and retail.
Jul 30, 2014

Things were supposed to get better: Part 2
In the second part of his four week series, Peter James Ryan talks about investment markets.
Jul 23, 2014

Things were supposed to get better – Government
In the first post of his four week series, 'Things were supposed to get better', Peter James Ryan takes the subject of t...
Jul 17, 2014