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Even in our increasingly digital world, where almost everything is measurable, it can be hard to quantify the effectiveness of a TV ad spot. But with both brands’ and consumers’ wallets tightening in response to current economic turbulence, a high-quality TV spot that helps a company stand out from the noise can be invaluable. And so, as media fragmentation grows and performance pressure intensifies, TV measurement platform EDO has ranked the most effective TV ads from the first half of 2025.
Aldi has long stood apart in Australia’s fiercely competitive supermarket sector by boasting low prices and no frills, minimal marketing. But the German-founded supermarket chain is entering a new era that embraces convenience, without compromising its core identity. In a move few would have predicted a decade ago, Aldi Australia has launched its debut grocery delivery trial, partnering with DoorDash to offer on-demand shopping for Canberra customers.
Deborah Foreman will be taking on the role of CEO at Rebecca Vallance, effective June 30. In January, Peter Halkett was announced as the company’s new chief executive, but then announced a move to Oroton as its group CEO in June. Foreman will help the international fashion label unlock new opportunities and strengthen its global presence. “Rebecca Vallance is a truly inspiring brand known for its distinctive creative vision and international growth,” said Foreman.
It is no secret that the retail industry needs to become more sustainable. While we have already seen significant movement in this area with the introduction of schemes such as paper-based bags and in-store clothing recycling, the onus is on retailers to do more to reduce their impact on the environment. Some often cite cost as the primary barrier when it comes to sustainability, with certain schemes requiring significant spend.
Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy
AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.
Currys today announces the rollout of a new crime reporting tool to all its UK&I stores to enhance store safety, following a successful trial. Currys conducted a 12-week trial, across two different regions. It identified 10 repeat offenders and resulted in three arrests. Furthermore, the tool prevented stock loss, saving over £20k worth of product.
Key Takeaways Ecommerce Growth: Global retail ecommerce sales reached approximately $6 trillion in 2023, with projections to hit $8 trillion by 2026, highlighting significant market opportunities for small businesses. Mobile Commerce Importance: Over 50% of online transactions are made via mobile devices, emphasizing the need for responsive website design and mobile-friendly shopping experiences to enhance customer satisfaction and conversion rates.
A new generation is quietly but steadily beginning to influence the future of retail, yet many merchants have yet to take notice. Born from 2010 onward, Gen Alpha has grown up surrounded by smartphones, voice assistants and digital wallets. As they move closer to adulthood and gain spending power, their expectations around payments will be higher, faster and more digitally integrated than anything retailers have encountered before.
A new generation is quietly but steadily beginning to influence the future of retail, yet many merchants have yet to take notice. Born from 2010 onward, Gen Alpha has grown up surrounded by smartphones, voice assistants and digital wallets. As they move closer to adulthood and gain spending power, their expectations around payments will be higher, faster and more digitally integrated than anything retailers have encountered before.
Lululemon’s flagship store on London’s Regent Street represents more than just a retail destination, it’s a statement of intent. As the brand’s largest store in the EMEA region, covering a striking 8,923 square feet, the space sets a bold architectural tone that needed an equally ambitious lighting solution. Shoplight was entrusted with delivering a scheme that not only complemented the scale and sophistication of the store but also enhanced the brand’s dynamic retail experience.
Foundation AI's Cerberus is a 24/7 guard for the AI supply chain, analyzing models as they enter HuggingFace and sharing results to Cisco Security products.
Key Takeaways Access to a Vast Marketplace: Starting an Amazon business gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to reach millions of potential customers globally without needing a physical storefront. Leveraging Amazon’s Infrastructure: By utilizing Amazon’s logistics and customer service, businesses can streamline operations and focus more on product development and marketing.
Cart abandonment is often blamed on user behavior such as distractions, hesitation, or second thoughts. But my experience working with high-load ecommerce enterprises shows that’s only half the story. It’s not always customers who abandon carts. Sometimes the system abandons them. Technical gaps, such as a misfiring promotion or a vanished cart, can quietly turn a ready-to-buy customer into a lost one.
The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.
UK-based EG Group is set to sell its EG Ampol service station network in Australia, with its wholesale supplier Ampol reported to be the most logical acquirer. EG Group bought 540 fuel convenience sites from Woolworths for $1.73 billion in April 2019. The company is reportedly seeking to divest its Australian arm to cut losses and exit the market, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Asda is putting pressure on its suppliers such as Nestlé, Heinz and General Mills to cut prices as it seeks to win back shoppers. The grocery giant is involved in negotiations with some of its biggest partners as they push back against pressure for aggressive cuts, The Telegraph reported. The retailer is urging its suppliers to “share the load” amid its price war, which is designed to improve its falling sales.
Employee-owned wholesaler Parfetts is awarding its workforce the maximum 4% sales bonus following a record-breaking year in which turnover soared to £733m, up from £696m in 2024.
Key Takeaways Understanding eBay as a Platform: eBay provides a vast audience for sellers, enabling access to millions of potential buyers while offering user-friendly tools for listing products. Choosing the Right Account Type: Selecting between personal and business accounts is crucial; business accounts offer advanced features suited for retailers.
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Step into a time machine and travel back 15 years, to the debut of (then) digital pure-play eyewear retailer Warby Parker. In 2010, the idea of selling prescription eyewear online seemed risky if not positively foolhardy, but the retailer didn’t just persist — it thrived. Sandy Gilsenan By 2013 Warby Parker was ready to open its first brick-and-mortar store, in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood.
At just 26 years old, Shahna Smith is taking on the premium beauty market with a distinctly Australian lens. The founder of Amplified Beauty, an inclusive cosmetics brand grounded in authenticity and artistry, is fast becoming one of the country’s most compelling young entrepreneurs. Smith is building a brand with global aspirations and roots that run deep.
Footasylum has posted record full-year results, with revenue rising 9.4% to £349.5m and underlying EBITDA jumping 26% to £28.2m for the year to 25 January 2025. Operating profit more than doubled to £21.7m, while profit after tax surged 625% to £19.9m, up from £2.8m the prior year. The retailer said sales in the first 21 weeks of FY26 are also up 10.5% year-on-year, spurred by a 6% uplift in like-for-likes.
Following its exponential success in Europe, fragrance-led home and lifestyle brand Fabulosa , is continuing to bolster its global presence, targeting expansion into five continents by the end of the year – Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and North America. Having firmly established itself in the UK, the brand has since achieved significant international growth through an ambitious global expansion strategy, celebrating several major milestones and leading the way in fragrance both in dome
AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran
Key Takeaways Essential for Growth: Business growth is vital in today’s competitive landscape, impacting profitability and market presence. Key Metrics: Track sales revenue, customer acquisition costs, customer lifetime value, conversion rates, and inventory turnover to identify growth opportunities. Customer Experience: Elevate customer experience through personalized service and engaging retail environments to boost repeat business and attract new clients.
In the past few years, retailers have made steady progress across the customer journey. As lines between channels blur, stores are more connected to ecommerce, fulfillment is faster and personalization is improving. But one area continues to underperform: checkout. The checkout experience often creates unnecessary friction. Long forms, limited payment options and inflexible delivery choices continue to frustrate shoppers, leading to cart abandonment, lost revenue and declining trust.
The Australian luxury department store, Harrolds, has been brought back to life by two former managers, Arasch Enayat and Gino Pagano, who completely self-funded the business’s renaissance. Founded in 1985, Harrolds started as a luxury menswear retailer and was responsible for introducing the likes of Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga to Australian shoppers.
Serial shoplifters are set to be banned from shops and prosecuted as part of plans for the first national database of repeat offenders. Retailers including Morrisons, M&S, Tesco, Boots, Primark and Greggs are uploading photos, CCTV and personal data on all of their repeat shoplifters to the database that will be shared with the police, The Telegraph reported.
Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.
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Key Takeaways Understanding the Sales Process: Familiarize yourself with the sales stages, including lead generation, prospecting, and follow-up, to enhance performance and drive customer engagement. Master Key Terminology: Knowledge of essential sales terms like sales funnel, lead nurturing, and CRM is critical for effective communication and strategy development in sales.
Princess Polly , the Australian fashion retailer that has become a Gen Z favorite, has earned B Corp status thanks to its commitment to sustainable product sourcing and employee support initiatives. The certification spans the entire Princess Polly business and recognizes the retailer as meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
The National Retail Association (NRA) has partnered with retail crime software company, Auror, in a bid to address retail violence and crime across Australia. With retail crimes becoming more violent and organised, the partnership will help policymakers and the public better understand the severity of the issue, and provide technology-based solutions.
When culture isn’t consistently lived out across the organization, engagement suffers—and it often starts with a disconnect at the top. In this session, Beth Sunshine, SVP of Up Your Culture at The Center for Sales Strategy, will reveal how HR and executive leaders can close the gap between vision and execution by equipping frontline and mid-level managers to become culture carriers.
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Key Takeaways Definition of Retargeting: Retargeting, or remarketing, is a digital marketing strategy that targets users who have previously visited your website but didn’t make a purchase, reminding them of their interest. Mechanism of Action: It uses a tracking pixel to record user behaviors and serve personalized ads, keeping your brand top-of-mind and increasing the likelihood of conversion.
Top luxury brands burnish their images by opening stimulating and inventive in-person settings for high-end shopping corridors like New York’s Madison Avenue, Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive and Miami’s Design District. While it is essential to be located in these popular districts frequented by guests of all kinds, major labels often make a bigger statement when they establish venues in the tonier outlying communities that ring those major cities, often in freestanding, purpose-built retail structur
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
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