Retail One-Stop

Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions

Shop lifting is the largest and fastest growing crime in the retail industry with one study showing that customer theft is costing retailers as much as $1.5 billion a year.

Retailers Achieve Record Profits

Coles Myer, Harvey Norman and Woolworths have reported record results – while David Jones has booked a $26 million annual loss. But what is the outlook for retail?

Retail Networks To Be Streamlined

Automating the supply chain will reduce costs says Gartner research director Shawn Willet who says that about 70% of retailers will upgrade or install faster and more reliable networks to streamline inventories.

Coles Myer In Technology Revamp

Coles Myer will spend over $300 million in revamping its supply chain – a move that it says will return $425 million in annual benefits.

Shoppers The Winners In Petrol “War”

The news that Metcash will follow in the footsteps of Woolworths and Coles by rolling out a petrol loyalty scheme will benefit shoppers more than supermarkets.

Coffee Retailing Market Growing Rapidly

The coffee retailing market is growing at 10% per annum with companies such as Starbucks, Gloria Jeans, the Coffee Club and McDonald (via its McCafe outlets) all slugging it out for a share of this market.

Toy Retailers Counting On Christmas

Toy distributors and retailers are hoping for a bumper Christmas to make up for disappointing sales in the first six months of the year.

Lowy Tops The Table

Frank Lowy, chairman of Westfield, has retained his position as Australia’s highest paid executive – and his sons were also well rewarded

Consumers Open Their Wallets

Retail sales in Australia have risen for the 8th month in a row according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics – but what were the reasons for the rise?

PC Will Always Be With Us Says Dell

Michael Dell, chairman of his self-named $40 billion company, just refused to dance with the notion that the computer will not have a future in a predicted era of technology convergence.

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This bulletin is edited and compiled by retail commentator John Kingsley-Jones. John has worked as an Editor, Chief Sub-Editor and journalist in magazines and newspapers both in Australia and overseas.

In the past 15 years, he has consulted to a range of companies and brands such as Unilever, Mars Confectionery, TipTop, Tooheys, McWilliam's Wines, Goodyear and BMW.

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