Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey. How did you get into the retail industry, and what are some of the different roles you’ve held along the way? I started The Daily Edited (TDE) with another lawyer during my time at KWM.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2022

I can’t tell you how much this upsets the social committee members, who spent months coming up with the new employee perks. You need to make team members feel like they are wanted. Luckily, we’ve seen some smart retail businesses get on the front foot with reinventing the work perk. That they belong there.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

Developing and launching a product that can help you gain profit is the first step that you have to overcome in starting or growing a wholesale business. However, the real challenge for entrepreneurs comes after the product launch— and that is sales and distribution to retail stores. But how do you do it?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

French-founded and Australian-owned skin and beauty retailer Ella Bache has powered through almost 70 years of ups and downs. And with the recent slowdown in consumer spending and rising cost of doing business, that experience is proving invaluable. In fact, the business is really strong.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

After experiencing bullying in the workplace, Amber Wilkinson left her corporate job and started a small business with the aim of bringing a little more kindness to the world – through clothing. Inside Retail: How did Kind is Cool start out? Is there anything you’d do differently?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

With the Federal Government announcing a new national cyber office and an overhaul of Australia’s cyber law also announced, cybersecurity continues to be a top issue for business and industry. It’s not if your business will face a cyber-attack, but when. Make cyber awareness part of business as usual.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Haus of Dizzy was featured as one of the 20 Coolest Retailers in Australia, in the November issue of Inside Retail magazine. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey – as a jewellery designer and the founder of Haus of Dizzy. Kristy Dickinson: I have been making jewellery for the past 20 years.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

Big-name labels like Australia’s own P.E While welcoming the recent torrent of shoppers, Stevanja said the campaign’s goal is to bolster authentic, long-term support for female-founded businesses. You don’t have to shop for them just in a two-week period,” she said. It will be free for winners, a point of pride for Stevanja. “We

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the big two dominating the retail landscape with 65 per cent of the retail market, most consumers have limited choice when it comes to buying groceries. Consumers are taking matters into their own hands with a huge jump in theft both from in-store and through automated checkouts. Trust goes both ways.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

As general manager of Australian swimwear brand Budgy Smuggler , Brendan Hartmann is responsible for ensuring the business has the proper systems and processes in place to keep up its rapid growth as it continues to expand its presence in the UK and Europe. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Fine jewellery retailer Fairfax & Roberts has a long history of connecting with consumers at some of life’s biggest milestones. Here, managing director Irene Deutsch shares an insight into her own career journey, lessons learned from the past year and the ways the brand is staying relevant with the modern consumer.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To put it simply, there is no escaping the subject of sustainability in retail. If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Inside Retail : What are your thoughts on what the fragrance industry is like right now? Fragrance is now being seen as part of your daily beauty routine, rather than saving it for best. IR: I’d like to talk about your in-store experience at Covent Garden and also Scent School in a Box. Image: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2023

Inside Retail : Can you tell me about the story behind OnceWas? How did the brand start? And how did you come to buy the brand? Belinda Glynn: I have been the designer and creative director at OnceWas since its inception, and my business partner, Linda [Cerny], was the wholesale manager.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2022

An already beleaguered retail industry is being pummelled by Omicron. Here is what they had to say about how the variant is affecting their business and why it’s different from previous waves. The biggest impacts of Omicron on business. We do all we can to reduce the spread, of course. Source: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We spoke with founder Apryl Yii about launching the business as a side hustle while studying and eventually working as a lawyer, and how she made the decision to ditch her day job and pursue Forever and a Day full-time. When I came back to Melbourne I started looking into suppliers in China and initially started wholesaling lingerie.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Founded in 1934, Ashford Handicrafts is a family-owned New Zealand brand that specialises in manufacturing spinning wheels and weaving looms for crafting. Here, director James Ashford discusses re-entering a business he grew up working in, and how it’s using emerging technology to facilitate innovation in the crafting category.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

Kirton reveals her top tips in a new book Great People Great Business. Research consistently shows that if you develop a workplace culture that engages your teams, you will enjoy higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, productivity and profitability, and lower employee turnover. Avoid overstretching your team.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here’s how Morris’ experience of seeking investment for Adore Beauty led her to start her own firm and what kinds of businesses she thinks have been overlooked by the male-dominated private equity sector. Inside Retail : When did you first have the idea to launch a private equity firm?

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2023

We recently caught up with Patagonia’s country director for Australia and New Zealand, Dane O’Shanassy, to discuss how the ownership change has impacted the team, the opening of the brand’s first bricks-and-mortar store in New Zealand this year, and what’s next for the brand.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

From expectant art school couple to long-term retailers, the founders of the down-to-earth baby wares business have been on quite a journey. Inside Retail : You started Nature Baby with your wife Georgia over 20 years ago. Can you tell me the story of launching the business?

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Retail Focus

APRIL 27, 2021

In these challenging times that we are all going through, having the right help on your side can mean the difference between thriving and closing down shop. An accountant can be an invaluable partner in your entrepreneurial journey but only if you find a good one for your business. Consider your needs.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Inside Retail broke the news on Wednesday evening that Julie Mathers is departing the eco-friendly online retail business she founded in 2014 , Flora & Fauna, at the end of February. Inside Retail : Were you always planning to depart Flora & Fauna when you sold it to beauty and wellness business BWX ?

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RetailMinded

JANUARY 10, 2024

Whether or not New Year resolutions are your thing, I think it’s fair to say everyone would like their year ahead to be more profitable. How they aim to accomplish that may vary, but the simple goal of making more profit when operating your business rarely – if ever – escapes a professional’s wish list for their year ahead.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

Here, she shares an insight into her career path as a fashion designer, why she resisted the pressures to manufacture offshore and the business learnings that influenced the creation of Rumer. Inside Retail: How did your career in fashion start out? Family support was crucial to getting started.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you would’ve heard of the infamous “quiet quitting” — the idea that if you dislike your job, instead of leaving and finding a role you’re more suited to, you decide to do only the bare minimum at work as a way to get back at your boss. Sounds silly?

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Here Gates chats with Inside Retail about what inspired him to enter the retail industry and what he’s learnt since he launched his own business. Inside Retail : How has your career as an Air NZ aeronautical designer helped you create the activewear range and launch the brand?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Between that novel concept and the turbocharge that Covid-19 gave to e-commerce, the start-up has swiftly become a mid-sized force. Inside Retail : Tell me the story behind how you and your partner Andy launched Sheet Society in 2017. Although a difficult time for many, we’re glad we could help in a small way.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In recent years, cafes, supermarkets and online shops have started to trial drone delivery in a handful of locations around the world. Just this week, Wing (owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet) announced a partnership with Australian supermarket giant Coles to deliver small items via drone to customers close to a Gold Coast supermarket.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Orange Sherbet is a small boutique in Queensland with an outsize impact, thanks to founder Katie Naprasnik’s strong focus on size diversity, inclusive representation and commitment to giving back through charity partnerships. Inside Retail: Tell me about the story behind Orange Sherbet and the inspiration behind it.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As your SME (small and medium-size enterprise) seeks to expand, there must come a time when 3PL (third-party logistics) consideration will take place. But what exactly are the benefits to hiring a 3PL to deliver your business’s warehouse requirements? Wouldn’t that come at a disproportionate expense?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

Many retailers are also seeing a spike in product returns accompanying this change, with Accenture research showing returns of online purchases can reach three times the number of returns for products bought in-store. Retailers must construct their digital environment as carefully and strategically as they do their physical store locations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

As we emerge from the pandemic trenches, the new challenge facing businesses will be The Great Resignation. Now that many people are finally able to leave their own suburbs, let alone the state, movement is inevitable. The challenge for businesses is they will need to step up to not only retain talent, but also to attract it.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2022

As the threat of climate change continues to mount, and the inequalities in our world become more stark, an increasing amount of businesses are looking to the growing field of ESG – environment, social and governance – to figure out how they can make a difference. Puma: When deciding your focus, look to your data.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Whether you’re new to e-commerce or an established brand, as an SMB, how can you make sure that you’re staying ahead at every step of the way? Partner with a website platform that can grow with you. Learn more: Three Step Guide for Small Business Success Part 1. Invest in automation now to save time and money.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

Welcome back, retail enthusiasts! One of the topics that consistently comes up in the retail world is the logistics of shipping. From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

Inside Retail: Tell me about your career journey. How did you get into the industry, what are some of the different roles you’ve held along the way? Sarah Rotheram: Where do I start? IR: What are some of your career highlights so far? IR: Do you have any “work hacks” for getting things done?

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