A Sunday Not So Far Away
The introduction of Sunday trading in Perth last year was rightly hailed as a momentous change that will transform the retail…
The Department Store Lure
The press on department stores over the past few years has been almost universally negative: outdated, understaffed, poorly positioned, over-priced, offline,…
Fashion Shopping at the Centre For Attention
Clothing has been one of the hardest hit retail sectors in Australia since the GFC, with cautious spending, lower prices, high…
Discover the shift in Australian shopper behaviour
Last month’s release of Directional Insights’ Consumer Shopping Benchmarks 2013, compiled from over 26,000 face to face interviews in centre, shows…
Silver Service: Catering for Retirees
In a steadily aging population, catering to older shoppers is going to be increasingly important to shopping centre managers and retailers. Already…
Ladies Day, Every Day
We’ve noted in a number of articles recently the dominance of women amongst shopping centre customers. This is nothing new –…
Shopping in the West: Going There WAy
Following considerable interest in our recent eDirections’ article on Sunday trading in Perth, we thought you might like some further information…
Fashion for Me or Them
In the last edition of e-directions, we took a look at Apparel shoppers. We noted the high proportion of females and…
Zooming in on Showrooming
Showrooming has been one of the hottest topics in retail over the past two years, as shoppers increasingly utilise multiple media…
Time for ALDI
ALDI has been one of the most successful and aggressive international players in the Australian retail scene since its arrival in…