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Robert Stockdill

Robert Stockdill is a journalist, editor and former publisher with more than 30 years of experience across five countries, the majority of those focusing on the retail industry. His style has built upon award-winning success in news and features in the print media to leadership in digital communication, spanning news websites, social media, magazines, brochures, and contributing to books. Robert has a deep international understanding of modern omnichannel retail industry brands, chains and issues.

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Why the Middle East luxury boom is more complex than retailers expect

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ShopTalk Luxe: How luxury leaders are redefining growth in volatile markets

Speed and transparency: The new CX imperatives for 2026

Interior of Minioso store

Inside Miniso: How a Guangzhou startup became a global phenomenon

BFCM is over: Who’s set to retain the most customers?

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Aerial overview of Top Ryde City shopping centre

Top Ryde City shopping centre sold for $525 million

Exterior shot of Super Retail store

Super Retail negotiates settlement with former executives after long legal feud

A deep dive into the Online CX Index: What we have learned over a year

Close-up of customer paying for grcoeries using efrtpos machine

‘Unacceptably complex’: Federal Judge rules on Coles, Woolworths wage case

Image of woman standing by Raptor ute

Bapcor results shows the groups is on the road to recovery

Why customers aren’t coming back (and what you can do about it)

Screenshot of General Pants website July 24 2025

General Pants Co supplier lodges winding-up order

Personalise or perish: The high stakes of retail relevance online

Courttoom scene showing gavel and lawbooks

Super Retail CEO divests shares as court battle drags on

Kevin Tulip’s retail story: From tagging tees to leading Primark in the US