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Management trumps technology in making companies productive, but that doesn’t mean firms can be complacent when it comes to keeping up with change.
As Canada’s federal government sends mixed signals on digital taxation, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a historic precedent and paves the way for other countries to tackle the digital economy.
The complexity of the reforms might jeopardise the necessary cooperation of overseas businesses, and place consumers at risk of paying wrongly charged GST.
Amazon has barred Australian shoppers from its US site, rather than contend with new GST rules on overseas purchases. But don’t expect a stampede at your local branch of Harvey Norman as a result.
Physical stores and online technology can work hand in hand.
As businesses’ branded mobile apps become more common and popular, how are they affecting shoppers’ buying habits?
The idea of pop-up shops has been around for ages, but now even established high-street retailers are being forced to buy in.
Many startups now offer “instant” loans for online purchases. This business model has been around for centuries and is incredibly profitable.
’Tis the season for online shopping – which means a month of shipping. Here’s how to reduce your delivery footprint.
Loblaw is playing defence against Amazon, the boogeyman of retailing. But if Canadian grocers went on the offensive, they’d be able to deliver much more than food to Canadian homes.
Online grocery shopping is a potential growth area for Canadian grocery chains. Yet Canadians are proving to be lukewarm about buying groceries online, preferring to shop in stores.
Holiday retail sales may boom this year – and the lion’s share will not be online purchases. Yet brick-and-mortar retail stores are facing heavy internet competition.
Retailers should design online strategies to fit their desired customers’ characteristics.
The rapid penetration of internet technologies in Africa provides hope for e-commerce’s continued growth. Potential online stores need to understand what draws or pushes customers away.
Retailers are starting to realise the benefit of combining online and in-store shopping. And by encouraging you to click first and collect later, these businesses are saving on a number of costs.
Online search ads are big business. Retailers have to work hard to compete for visibility in Google’s online searches as the company faces trouble in the European Union over its Shopping site.
A pioneer of ethical consumerism, wedded to a corporate giant with a questionable record? The lessons of a decade ago should be ringing alarm bells.
Online shopping giants and logistics firms are trying to improve efficiency and cut carbon – knowing that doing so will reduce their operating costs while appealing to green-minded consumers.
Online ratings and reviews may seem like a good way to see what other consumers think of a product but they can be to simplistic and misleading, research shows.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Digital Marketing, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Coleman Chair Professor of Marketing and Director of Research, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
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Professor of Comparative Literature, UCL
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Marketing and Product Innovation, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling
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Subject Area Coordinator - Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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