All Australia articles – Page 7
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OpinionComment: Digital wallets can turn high street challenges into opportunity
As one in five high street shops potentially face closure by 2018, could digital wallets prove to be the tonic town centres need?
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OpinionBlog: Will Sports Direct work Down Under?
Sports Direct is the latest retailer to venture Down Under with an online tie-up with Australian etailer MySale and a smattering of stores in Oz and New Zealand in the offing.
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NewsMap: Sports Direct's international store footprint as it plans Australian launch
Sports Direct aims to launch into Australia and New Zealand with four flagship stores later this year. But Sports Direct already has a well-established overseas network. Discover its store footprint below.
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NewsSports Direct partners with MySale to launch in Australia and New Zealand
Sports Direct is set to launch down under as part of a deal with Australian online fashion marketplace MySale.
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NewsPhase Eight enters a new phase as it drives forward with global ambitions
Phase Eight has posted record annual results driven by its international growth as it plans to become a global business.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Have the wheels come off Asos or has it just hit a bump in the road?
Asos boss Nick Robertson insists the etailer’s profit warning is just a “bump in the road”, but have the wheels come off UK etail’s biggest success story?
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NewsBrandAlley plots Australian debut as profitability nears
BrandAlley will start shipping overseas later this year and chief executive Rob Feldmann touted Australia is its “perfect market”.
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NewsArcadia owner Sir Philip Green acquires 25% stake in Australian fashion site
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green has bought a 25% stake in an Australian online fashion site in his first foray into online pure play.
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NewsTop Marks & Spencer online manager leaves to join Target
A senior member of Marks & Spencer’s dotcom team has left to join Australian retailer target.
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NewsColes boss Ian McLeod to take up group role
Australian grocer Coles’ managing director Ian McLeod is to leave his role in July to take up a senior role at the retailer’s owner Wesfarmers Group.
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NewsAsos’ Australian arm hit by technical glitch
Asos left its Australian customer base frustrated last weekend when an IT fault meant orders were delayed or were not delivered.
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NewsAustralia 'not a great place to be', says Asos boss
Asos boss Nick Robertson admitted that Australia was “not a great place to be” as the weak Australian dollar stunted its growth in the country.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Mixing coffee, whisky and shirts at Sydney's Shirt Bar
Nestled among the Amex, Westpac and Macquarie banks in the financial district of Sydney, Shirt Bar is a shirt store with a difference.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Coles and Woolworths sign supplier code of conduct
Australian grocers Coles and Woolworths this week joined the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) in signing a new code of conduct.
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AnalysisAustralian retailers coming to the UK: What do retailers need to know?
As Australian stationery retailer Smiggle outlines its UK expansion plans, Retail Week takes a look at why a number of retailers from the country are eyeing opportunities in the UK.
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NewsAustralian retailer Taking Shape begins UK assault
Australian plus size retailer Taking Shape began its assault on the UK market this week with the opening of five stores as it aims to expand to 21 shops in the next five months.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Australian stationery retailer Smiggle at a glance
Smiggle, the Australian stationery retailer, is set to launch in the UK this year as part of an international expansion push after expanding into Asia. Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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AnalysisThe Australian retail market: What do retailers need to know?
River Island is following fashion retail rivals and attempting to turn a profit Down Under.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A snapshot of the Australian retail market
River Island wants to open stores in Australia following the launch of a dedicated website for the country yesterday. Retail Week takes a look at the retail market Down Under.