Posts published in “Opinion”

In this issue, respected retailer Alan Small has favoured us with an opinion piece in which he argues that if the prevailing trading conditions over… Read more

So 2012 is predicted to be a tough year for retail and the photo industry in particular? That would not qualify as news: the photo… Read more

To celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, enthusiast magazine Photo Review gathered its usual suspects together and asked them to pen ‘something interesting’ about the last… Read more

How do you know when Gerry Harvey has jetted into town? The engines on the private jet have stopped but you can still hear an annoying… Read more

John Swainston (managing director, Maxwell International) argues that retailers need to re-focus on what’s available to sell in anticipation of supply shortfalls in some camera… Read more

The latest Canon Consumer Digital Lifestyle Index (Canon CDLI), released by Canon in partnership with GfK Retail and Technology, indicates that the spend with local… Read more

Chris Harris (Bay Park Photos, Port Macquarie) sees a healthy long-term future for specialist photo retailing in Australia, but only if retailers lift their game… Read more

Peter Michael, managing director of iconic Melbourne photo retailer, Michaels, puts some questions to Canon in response to its launch of a retailing website in… Read more

A freeing up of shopping centre planning and zoning regulations; deregulation of trading hours; and a review of employee remuneration and work practices are the… Read more