I joined forces this month with Lisa Christie from Virtual Edge, a merchandising and display company in New South Wales, Australia to present a merchandising and display workshop for the future in Sydney. Lisa mentioned that a well displayed store can increase its profit by a factor of two based on three strategies. You start […]
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Who are your customers? Like many of us in recent years I was focused on Gen X and on trying to understand what made them buy in store. These days however, I focus my clients on Baby Boomers and Millenniums as their real customers and I now advise that less focus should go towards Gen
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How great leaders inspire everyone to take action. This is not a new book, it was written in 2009. It has just taken me a long time to get around to reading it. WOW, this is a must read book. I found it so valuable. The title really tells you what you are going to
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According to Dr Richard Benfield from the Central Connecticut State University in the USA more people visit gardens in the USA than go to Disneyland and Disneyworld combined. Although garden tourism is one of the fastest growing tourism activities it is often not understood and poorly promoted. Richard is the author of the book “Garden
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I have just spent a few days in this amazing city and want to share some ideas with you. Singapore is a multicultural country, 74.1% are Chinesses, 13.4% are Malay and 9.2% are Indian. 90% of all food is imported and the country is growing at 1 to 3% a year. This city attracted 900,000
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It is five hour flight from Perth to Singapore and an ideal time to read a book. I came across this gem that was actually posted to me by the author to read. “Life in half a second…How to achieve success before it is too late” by Matthew Michalewicz published by Hybrid Publishers is one of
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Debbie Allen, the American motivational speaker has been a friend for a number of years. Her sixth book is about to be launched in July It will be a NY Times Bestseller book launch in July. “The Highly Paid Expert: Turn Your Passion, Skills and Talents Into a Lucrative Career by Becoming The Go-To Authority
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The following report was discovered by Jim Bradley from Mid Ulster Garden Centre. It highlights that 44% of Americans will not shop at a store if they feel the retailer is stalking them with a mobile device. Interesting, we have used security cameras and mirrors for many years and have not had a reaction. Now
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This month saw a new research report on retailing come from France. This report talked about the 7 new tendencies of consumers and how retailers should react to them. The 7 tendencies are: Consumers are looking for luxury and a bargain in the same store Retailers should not ignore the older consumer and develop intergenerational
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Pop Up is occurring around the world. One interesting development is in Gawler in South Australia where they have created a Pop Up laneway next to the Council offices. Refreshments and childrens activities have brought this laneway to life.
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