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‘Boring retail is dying’: Q&A with Freedom CEO, Blaine Callard
Freedom CEO Blaine Callard discusses the importance of investing in people, why boring retail is dying, and how Amazon i...

Opinion: How walkable cities can change the world
Just look at how they've transformed Barcelona and Paris and the opportunities they offer retailers.

Lululemon is now offering extended sizing – and it’s about time
When Lululemon founder Chip Wilson body shamed larger sized women in 2013, declaring that some of the brand’s pants “don...

How mainstream brands are – finally – tapping into modest fashion
One of the most enduring fashion trends is now big business

Explainer: can you copyright furniture?
Is copying furniture legal, and should we feel bad about buying replicas?

The future is local
Colourful streetscapes, courtyards, laneways and gardens are increasingly drawing consumers away from bland, cookie cutt...

Ikea has transformed the modern design world
How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers.

Are your stores fit for business…or are they the same old vanilla?
Retail Doctor Group on the need to increase adventurousness in store design plus our tolerance of both clinical and comp...

Leading the customer experience at the edge
Are today's shopping centres being dumbed down?

Jurlique looks to revamped capital centre
Skin care brand to launch concept store.

Global design firm wins David Jones’ flagship contract
Iconic Sydney CBD location will be entirely refurbished and internally redesigned.

It’s cool to look sharp, but two eyeware giants are making sure it isn’t cheap
Spectacles, why do they fetch such a high price the world over?

Inside the Sonos flagship in New York
Take a look inside the audio brand's impressive Soho experiential store.

Becoming a disruptive retailer
‘Design thinking’ as an ethos is helping one retailer go from strength to strength.

Woolworths’ next generation stores unveiled
First 'next generation' supermarket unveiled on northern beaches in Sydney.

The other customers effect
Research shows that an individual’s retail experience is influenced by other people in the store - so what should retail...

From insight to idea to experience
The keys to developing and delivering signature moments for your customers.

A win-win for retailers & landlords
Inside a new Australian concept that benefits retailers and shopping centre management.