We have all heard of ‘The Great Resignation’ now sweeping the USA, with reportedly 30% of employees across industry and commerce seemingly looking to change jobs in the next few months. There have been many articles in the press discussing if, or when we...
With stores in NSW only re-opening in the last couple of weeks after three months in lockdown, and stores in Victoria still yet to open, almost half of fashion retailers’ store footprints have been closed for most of the winter. Unable to get into stores to retrieve...
We know that buyers and planners have different skill sets and that their roles are often seen as complementary, but what are the attributes of a great merchandise planner? Analytical and organised First and foremost, anyone considering a career in planning needs to...
Mother’s Day is a major gift-giving time in the retail cycle and one that needs to be handled very carefully by merchandise planners… Whilst a much smaller sales peak than Christmas, Mother’s Day is a very important time for retailers particularly in the area of...
Under no stretch of the imagination can anyone working in retail young or old say that the last 12 months have been nothing more than unparalleled and extraordinary. Not only did we all have to learn to work and collaborate in new and different ways, but many...
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