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How Chinese retail giants Alibaba and Tencent work backwards to stay ahead
At last week’s Marketing Pulse commerce event, former Coca-Cola head of future commerce Barry Thomas explained what the ...

Opinion: Why data and real estate go hand in hand
Now more than ever, physical retailers need to lean on data to make sure they’re creating the right experiences for cons...

What elite athletes and visionary retailers have in common
The ability to see the game differently separates the good from the truly great.

The relationship between online and physical retail? It’s complicated.
What we can glean from the past Christmas trading season.

The mindset of our most successful retailers
What are the hallmarks of resilient retailers?

How healthy paranoia could save your business
Opinion: The two common factors in global retail collapses.

If you’re not agile, you’re fragile: How to compete in a world of startups
Why agile organisations will win every time.

Welcome to the biggest retail month of the year
It's time to get used to the new reality.

Does Myer have all the spokes in its retail wheel?
What the retailer needs to do to stay out of the discounting game.

Boards of today and tomorrow
Brian Walker wonders if the role of the board has changed in modern times.

Marks & Spencer tipped to shutter more stores
UK department store chain for further profit decline amid worsening high-street trading conditions.

From acorns to icons – lessons in change leadership
Brian Walker looks at the latest currencies in the new retail economy.

Kikki.K takes next international step
Stationery retailer continues on overseas expansion plans.

Myer ‘disappointed but unsurprised’ by Premier Investments
Department store retailer responds to veteran's broadside.

Priceline owner books modest growth
Pharmacy firm speeds up omnichannel investments as subdued discretionary spending and rising competitive pressures threa...

Steinhoff APAC restructures, ex-Good Guys chief appointed CEO
Retail conglomerate signs up veteran to steer regional growth.

Back to front – is complexity the enemy of value?
Those that try to play the old rules are in danger of being left behind – the market will move on.

Creating the ultimate UX when delivering retail projects
Innovation requires leadership but also creativity – a culture where people can do their best work and set the standard ...

Creating emotion from flat-pack furniture
Retail Doctor Group looks at Ikea's pop-up restaurant called ‘The Dining Club’ in London.

Advertising – misused and abused
How the function of advertising is often misunderstood when it is not ‘working’.