As the door closes on a watershed year for retail, there’s hope for a less turbulent year ahead. But the reality is the landscape of 2020 has delivered changes that…
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Australian retail breaks online record
In a year which delivered a global pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing, online retail has proved a lifeline for the Australian retail sector. Now Australia Post reveals the nation has…
Bold and resilient: The 20 Coolest Retailers of 2020
After a tough year for the retail sector, Inside Retail has unveiled its 20 coolest retailers of the year, and the criteria to make the grade is very different to…
Christmas 2020 retail predictions
With just a month to go until Christmas, the Australian retail sector is celebrating an uptick in sales and improved consumer optimism, with several key reports indicating the festive season…
Why consider digital signage in-store?
The new retail landscape is all about customer engagement. Once a consumer chooses to enter a store, it’s in the retailer’s best interest to keep them there actively engaging with…
mPOS and its rising role in post-Covid retail
New research has revealed just how much consumer habits have changed in the wake of Covid-19, with Australian shoppers now more cognisant of crowding, cleanliness, and contactless options when it…
Tools to combat the COVID threat to Christmas retail
As Australian retailers look to embrace a positive Christmas spending season ahead, technology is being implemented at speed in a bid to combat the threat of COVID-19. From heat mapping…
Top tips on contactless retail
Just as the words ‘COVID’, ‘unprecedented’ and ‘challenge’ have entered the common lexicon of 2020, so too has ‘contactless’, with customers increasingly wary about the venues they visit and the…
Online retail is the new normal
If there’s one seismic shift that’s emerged in retail due to the challenging events of 2020 it’s the rise and rise of online retail. Where once, bricks and mortar was…
Is now the time to make the mPOS move?
Mobile Point of Sale is hardly new, but with retail having undergone a rapid shift in terms of delivery and customer expectation in 2020, it begs the question is now…
Retail sales rebound as strategy becomes priority
Predictions of a retail rebound appear to be becoming a reality, with May sales skyrocketing at the fastest pace on record. The welcome news of renewed purchasing enthusiasm comes as…