While embarking on a quick overview of current print prices from the majors this week, I was struck (yet again) by the close working relationship… Read more
Posts published in “Retail”
Fujifilm runs online photos for Big W, Harveys
Confronting the online challenge
This week we conclude our report on the PMA Digital Conference keynote session, ‘Competing With Online Stores‘, in which presenter Chris Wilkinson (First Retail) looks at… Read more
Can you measure your website?
Most Australian websites are fundamentally flawed because they have no capacity to generate new business or customers, according to marketing and internet specialist, Aidan Montague.… Read more
Upselling skills need upgrading
I bought my family a fast-food lunch last week. The place was run by a hard-working immigrant still struggling with her English. Yet in the… Read more
10 Reasons to Buy Camera Gear Locally
Australian photo retailing depends on your custom – and right now, with the dollar at all-time highs, competition from offshore/online camera stores threatens that relationship… Read more
Disbelieving customers
Bestphotolist, a general photo retailers’ forum (subscribe via the PMA US website), is mostly concerned with exchanging information on technical and business issues such as… Read more
Australia Post, eBay streamline shipping
October 26, 2010: Australia Post and eBay have initiated a streamlined ‘click and send’ service to eBay sellers. One of the issues that prevent people… Read more
FEATURED PRODUCT: PAPER & CHEMISTRY @ 5.5 CENTS PER PRINT!!!
As a market response to the on-going discussion on photo print pricing, IPS is launching a Xmas special, offering independent retailers a 5.5c cost per… Read more
Collective bargaining begins to bite
September 9, 2010: In a development which should interest independent photo retailers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted interim authorisation to allow buying… Read more