This week we bring you a jam packed bumper edition of Inside Retail PREMIUM featuring our first special focus area – e-commerce.

The latest issue contains all things e-commerce related with stories from some of Australia’s best and brightest e-tail operators, as well as exclusives from international players.

We cover off John Lewis, as well as a US-based operator setting a minimum spend for its customers.

Closer to home, Australia’s answer to Amazon reveals its sales targets, a sporting brand hits the ground running in menswear, and regional business is building a cosy nest for itself in the e-commerce tree.

On the news front, we put forward our theory on where former Woolworths exec, Julie Coates, may be headed, and of course, the talk of the day, provide all the information and tips you need to know about today’s switch from signature to PIN for instore card payments.

In international news, July was a big month for hiring and firing, while Jon Bird takes a look at the future of retail in beta.

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