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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 14, 20194 min read
The mobile app drives the engagement that retailers desire the most
We are delighted to have Bruce Howe, CEO of Putti to guest blog for us and get under the hood of mobile Apps. Putti has built apps for...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 14, 20197 min read
DTC Disruptors – Learning from the new kids on the block
In our last piece, we explored the DTC disruptors leading the charge in our new retail normal. These incredibly agile retailers don’t...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 14, 20197 min read
DTC goes next level - Part one
Recently someone asked me what a DTC brand was? It gets bandied about a lot and they weren’t sure they really understood. Is Kathmandu a...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 11, 20186 min read
Testing the Waters of Experience
Kiwi retailers are now fighting harder than ever to connect with customers in an ecosystem that is proliferated with international brands...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 10, 20184 min read
Pureplays Reinvent the Store
Originally published November 2018 Inside Retail Australia Guest writer: Pippa Kulmar: Co-Director Retail Oasis, Australia At the moment,...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 10, 20184 min read
Every Little Step You Take
Even the smallest things are helpful when working towards a goal. Plastic-free July this year inspired me to start working towards living...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 10, 20185 min read
We've Been Watching
The good, the bad and the weird – our annual wrap up of Christmas 2018 ads. Yet again it is time for the Retail X annual Christmas wrap...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
May 8, 20183 min read
The ultimate in convenience stores
I am still bruised and suffering from FOMO. Earlier in the year when we in NZ were either bunkering down through tropical storms of...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
May 8, 20184 min read
Boosted Facebook Posts - Guest blog
I am delighted today to have a guest blog from the super duo at Ad Hoc. Andrew Ferdinando and Dom Hay are Directors of Auckland based Ad...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
May 8, 20184 min read
Retail leaders step up please
We are living in a shake-up moment in history. One of immense opportunity for those retailers, mall owners and brands who can transform...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
May 8, 20184 min read
Where's the party at?
This is my fourth year of reviewing the joy and distress that marks another year of my existence on this planet. #makingretailhappen...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 19, 20173 min read
Fabulous to frightful – The Annual Christmas 2017 Round-Up
Most people who read our blog, know we are a sucker for a good Christmas ad. Traditionally in this hemisphere we do a pretty poor job of...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 18, 20173 min read
2018 Retail Employer of the Year – Winners Celebrated
Marija Barbarich is our guest writer this newsletter. Marija is Group Marketing Coordinator for Retailworld Resourcing (RWR). I highly...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 18, 20174 min read
Amazon and the rise of the marketplace (and guess who’s back?)
Amazon’s launch in Australia was a bit of a fizzer; but will it be second time around? Many Aussie retailers continue to be running...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Dec 18, 20173 min read
Out: Ruthlessness In: Co-opertition
I wrote this piece in late October when I was doing my best attempt at a middle-aged Marigold Hotel experience with my husband (sans...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Nov 23, 20174 min read
New world order. Mobile first or mobile only?
I have spent the last week hanging in my favourite part of the world (after New York), Waiheke Island. I have a gorgeous friend who...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jul 18, 20174 min read
Tech innovation shaping retail for the better
Continuing the theme of technology this month, there are a number of new tech innovations that continue to drive retail, retailing and...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jul 18, 20174 min read
Vomit reality in the shopping cart
Check out the IKEA VR store here The Ikea virtual reality store was about bringing online shopping to life in a new, interactive way. An...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jul 18, 20171 min read
What we are reading this month - The new names disrupting beauty
The way we shop beauty has evolved. We use our Instagram vote to champion new lipstick colours, jump on Into The Gloss to discuss the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 14, 20174 min read
What do you get if you put together a fluevog and six four hundred?
A few of my favourite things..... I have been so excited the last few days. Life is just fabulous. I have started meditating 10 mins a...
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