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Where to from here for franchising?
By Brian Walker CEO, Retail Doctor Group Ultimately, only audiences decide what's a franchise. Nina Jacobson Australia has over 1100 franchisors, 65000 franchise units, and 8000 company-owned units*. The franchise sector has been flourishing since the 1970s with most...
Where are “people” in your strategy?
By Josh Strutt Business & Strategy Consultant - Deployment, Retail Doctor Group Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford Have you ever asked an owner or manager of just about any business what the...
Christmas and New Year are over, start planning for Christmas and New Year!
By Josh Strutt Strategy Analyst, Retail Doctor Group You made it through the holiday trading period and might be sighing from relief. But it’s not enough to hope for the best – start planning stock levels now for a successful 2022. “Well have you heard about the...
Surviving retail uncertainty: A quick guide to cash flow forecasting
By Peter Sheppard Senior Deployment Consultant, Retail Doctor Group Wow, who would have thought that the beginning of 2022 could be worse for retailers than the last two years? It turns out that with reduced retail traffic, which equates to unofficial lockdowns,...
The Emerging Power of Brand
By Brian Walker CEO, Retail Doctor Group If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.” – Howard Schultz Channel thinking has become more passé as time goes by. Retailers have travelled swiftly from multichannel, omnichannel,...
2022 Consumer Trends: What should retailers expect (Part 1)?
By Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis COO, Retail Doctor Group As we move into 2022, the question on every retailer’s lip is, “What do our customers want this year?” Consumer behaviour has been on a rollercoaster for the past two years, with more twists and turns than Harry...
Fluid Retail™ (Part 2): The Future of Organisation – Workplace in 2030
By Brian Walker CEO, Retail Doctor Group Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future. Niels Bohr What will be the future job skills required in 2030 in the world of AI/Metaverse/Predictive Data Modelling? If you’re thinking retail head office or...
The “Human” Brand – It’s time to rethink your branding
By Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis Head of Insights, Retail Doctor Group The journey to creating a human brand that truly resonates, builds trust and inspires loyalty. From the human’s brain to the human brand We want to take you on a journey that involves your brand and the...
If it’s not scalable, it’s not saleable – What is a “fit” business?
By Brian Walker CEO of Retail Doctor Group We have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business. Gerard...