Author: Gary Mortimer
1 December, 2021
Feeling pressured to buy Christmas presents? Read this (and think twice before buying candles)
Novelty items, candles, pamper products and pyjamas top the list of unwanted Christmas gifts. So why not choose a better, greener option?
2 November, 2021
The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail
CBD retailers were already struggling before the pandemic. The contrast in fortunes with suburban retail activity is stark, and there are good reasons to think the shift could be permanent.
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30 October, 2021
How COVID all but killed the Australian CBD
City by city, the data on CBD visitors vary with the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks and restrictions. But none of the CBDs has recovered former activity levels, and some might never fully recover.
25 October, 2021
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Thought leadership
Supermarkets are not milking dairy farmers dry: the myth that obscures the real problem
The widely held belief that supermarkets are hurting dairy farmers by driving down the price of milk is incorrect.
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10 October, 2021
Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry
History shows the targets of product tampering bounce back, often with sales stronger than before.
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30 September, 2021
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Thought leadership, Sustainability
Climate explained: are consumers willing to pay more for climate-friendly products?
Our intention to buy climate-friendly products does not always match our buying behaviour, especially when we pay more for such products.
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30 August, 2021
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Thought leadership
Why BP is getting into bed with David Jones. The promising marriage of petrol and gourmet food
David Jones and BP are joining forces to 'create all-new centres of convenience' appears to mean servos are getting back into service.
29 July, 2021
Vaccine selfies may seem trivial, but they show people doing their civic duty - and probably encourage others too
Are vaxxies just the latest trend in virtue signalling? And even if they are, does that mean they’re not worth it?
30 June, 2021
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Thought leadership
COVID-19 has changed the future of retail: there’s plenty more automation in store
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced its single biggest investment in logistics infrastructure, spending A$780 million to replace up to 1,300 workers with robots.
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15 June, 2021
Watch yourself: the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest
To curb opportunistic shoplifting, supermarkets want you to know you are being watched. But they're also hoping for self-reflection.
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31 May, 2021
The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification
The IKEA effect says ‘that labour alone can be sufficient to induce greater liking for the fruits of one’s labour’.
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