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Luxury Retail

#Trending: Why luxury retail is so on-trend in Australia

While the Australian retail sector has previously been under some serious pressure, the luxury retail market has gone from strength to strength. The $3 billion industry has seen an annual growth of 8.3% over the past five years and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. While Australia is comparatively an immature market, thanks to a lack of ...
over-preparing for job interviews

Are you over-preparing for job interviews?

The internet is full of information. An information overload about almost anything you could want to know. So when preparing for most things in life, our first step is to Google ‘how to prepare for…’ or ‘what do I need for…’. But is there such a thing as too much preparation? The simple answer is, YES! ...
EOFY, end of financial year

Why Retailers Should Take Advantage of End of Financial Year Sales

  As the financial year draws to a close, retailers should start looking at what stock they have left to move before tax time. The easiest way to move excess stock and make room for new products is to hold a sale, this of course, is basic retail knowledge and not reserved for end of financial year ...
social media marketing in retail, retail social media

How Can Social Media be one of the Strongest Tools in Retail?

Social Media Marketing is one of the strongest tools retailers has at their disposal. So, is it being used to its full potential by all retailers and how can it be used to enhance the in-store customer experience? Ideally, a store’s social media presence should tell a story or create a personality as well as advertise and ...
new career, new financial year job hunt

New Financial Year: New Career?

The start of a new year is the perfect time to start looking for a new career, right? Well, maybe not.  Figures show that an estimated 50% of the working population spends most of January looking for a new job. With all of these potential new employees on the job hunt, new studies suggest that the ...
in store experience

Why the In Store Experience is more important now than ever before…

Considering the rapid growth of e-commerce and online shopping becoming more affordable with buy now, pay later services, is it possible for retailers to grow their business in a physical brick and mortar store? The answer is in fact, yes, however, this growth heavily depends on how individual stores are selling the entire customer experience. Increase ...
time management

5 Steps to Effective Time Management

From the second we land our very first job we are constantly told that we need to manage our time effectively. No matter whether we are waitressing, packing shelves, inputting data or answering phones and emails and no matter if we are at the bottom of the hierarchy or the CEO, time management is one of ...
quitting a job you love, dream job,

Reasons to Quit your Dream Job

In 2018, with so many career options and so few available jobs, it’s becoming increasingly hard to find a job you love. So, once you find ‘the one’  you would never consider leaving, right? We all love being comfortable in our jobs and maintaining a sustainable work life balance, and while loving your job sounds like ...