Megan Tatum

  • Cyber hacker
    Feature

    Cybersiege: are retailers sitting ducks?

    Days without sleep as cybersecurity teams scoured systems. Store colleagues forced to work in ways they hadn’t for 30 years, clocking up extra hours “to keep the show on the road.” Online orders halted for weeks. So, what’s going on? Why is retail such a target? And what can the sector do to fend off future attacks?

  • Illustration of an empty boardroom
    Analysis

    Top heavy: Have retail c-suites become too bloated?

    2024-06-17T05:30:00

    New additions to the boardroom can bring in much-needed skills, but too many around the table can slow down decision making. Is having a supersized c-suite a move in the right direction for retail?

  • Collage of TikTok videos about dupe products
    Analysis

    When counterfeits got cool: how can retail tackle the rise of the dupe?

    If cheap imitations have grown cooler than the real thing, what does that mean for retailers who have built their business off the original? How much damage could this do? And what steps can they take to combat the trend?