In this week’s Inside Retail Digital Weekly, It’s suffered much haranguing and criticism over its lacklustre digital offerings for the past few years, but finally, David Jones is fighting back.

This week it launched its brand new e-commerce presence, app, and blog, and DJs head of omni-channel retailing has dropped by to explain more about the department store’s digital plans to us.

But things aren’t looking so positive for beleaguered fashion chain, Ojay, with hopes for a rescue fading fast. In other fashion news, a controversial Melbourne fashion brand has ties to a company that has also slipped below the red line.

A major international retailer is sitting on its hands while it awaits potential appeals, despite approval of a new store; Betts reveals its toughest markets; and Wittner celebrates a milestone.

In property, Michael Baker discusses the new skill shopping centres must have in order to survive in the current environment – change management. He looks at the best way for centres to move forward.

And speaking of moving forward, book shops are not. On our international page Robert Stockdill looks at the future of this dying breed worldwide, with some depressing results.

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