Myer has been next in the trend of big retail stores to join the eBay bandwagon. After a 5-week trial, the department store’s new eBay store has gone live with over 10,000 products. eBay is oft...
Who doesn’t love getting a gift card! They are a great way to choose your own gift as they provide flexibility to choose what you would like and guilt free shopping! Almost all of my retail clie...
The best way to learn is from other people’s mistakes, and I’ve seen many companies get hit with huge penalties because of their marketing activities over the past year. Last year in particular...
I find that retailers are constantly struggling between the push to drive sales and have the most attractive offers versus staying on the right side of the ACCC. This is most prevalent in the area o...
I have seen this many times – a client is passionate about their product and think it’s the best thing since sliced bread (and sometimes it actually is!). In the excitement and enthusiasm for the prod...
I love the holiday season! Christmas trees and lights, carols in the stores, the smell of gingerbread. I also love the business of getting ready, preparing holiday meals and spending time with f...
We are excited to announce that Rosalyn Gladwin will be on the panel at the “E-Commerce Expectations: Delivering a flawless experience for your customers” event with NORA at 6pm on Tuesday 6th o...
The ACCC has been investigating potentially misleading “free range” claims by egg producers. The Federal Court has ordered a hefty penalty of $250,000 against Darling Downs Fresh Eggs for engaging in...
Having access to a line of credit is important for any business, but even more so for start-ups and sole traders. A poor personal credit history may affect your ability to obtain an overdraft or...
The Australian Consumer Law (‘ACL’) is intended to protect the rights of individual consumers of goods and services - essentially codifying ‘fairness’ in the David vs. Goliath interactions of individu...
Currently, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), imposed at a rate of ten per cent, applies only to the importation of goods into Australia with a value in excess of AU$1,000. That is, all goods of ‘low v...
If you have contracts in China or overseas, we have recently featured a number of articles that you may find useful, including Factory Planning Principles Improve Supply Chain Quality and Ti...