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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...

The case for swimming against the current
Why when everyone else is zigging, it's time to zag.

Retail learnings from the vision and legacy of Apple
Brian Walker on why many retailers try to copy Apple in their shop designs yet fall short in the actual implementation.

Keeping the best of the old, creating the ‘now’
Brian Walker on a classic brand that is innovating and reinventing itself.

Beyond fabricated ambience, into retail auras
Retailers invest millions of dollars fabricating store ambience, so why doesn't it always work?

Managers incommunicado
Retail needs to purge the errant demeanours manifesting within ivory towers.

How leveraging a business loan could benefit your retail business – Part 1
Sponsored: The top seven reasons why Australian retailers take out an unsecured loan.

Millennials ‘know better’ than in-store staff
Report: Tech-savvy and price conscious millennials are changing the world of retail.

Why Australian retail is breaking under the weight of stock
Brian Walker on the 'scourge' of the retail proposition.

Retail: Too many cooks?
Like any industry, retailers can be plagued by an excessive management framework.

So what’s the game plan now for Myer?
Retreating to the defensive ground of ‘glorified Kmart’ out of fear, deeply entrenches the very problems that are killin...

Competitive advantage…do you even have one?
Think of some long-standing Australian retailers and assess what has changed in the last decade.

CBA: Aussie retailers behind other sectors on innovation
Sector lags behind counterparts according to new analysis.

Myer – a case study in who shouldn’t invest or lead retailers
The ailing retailer can have a very bright future, but two things need to change.

The Reject Shop’s merchandising strategy “back on track”
Discount variety chain 'encouraged' by results.

Lew: Failed board and discredited chairman must be removed
Retail veteran writes to all Myer shareholders.