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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 14, 20175 min read
The critical nature of the merchandise strategy
“In short, curation looks to provide customers with the best possible products instead of the most products possible.” I met recently...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 13, 20175 min read
Heritage retail - new award - winning life for a museum shop
This story originally was published in Retail NZ Magazine April/May 12107 and has been republished with permission. Written by Courtney...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 13, 20172 min read
Magical mystical retail wonderland - by Lisa Donaldson
On a recent retail research trip to Sydney we reviewed the much talked about Myer’s Wonderland - a creative project lead by Designworks,...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
May 15, 20174 min read
Have your cake and eat it too
This is my third 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
Mar 15, 20174 min read
A dollar each way
Believe it or not, but the other day I had to clip a retailer behind the ears because he believed that their business was still suffering...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 15, 20175 min read
Bridging the gap between marketing and the broad table through it
I started my career in Marketing and with my natural curiosity, type-A personality, retailer-blood stream and desire to climb the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 15, 20174 min read
Be the hub - insights into becoming the community cornerstone
One of the typical challenges in the development of a retailer’s network is how you can bring to life your brand proposition in a...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 14, 20175 min read
Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows
2016 seemed to me one of the quickest years in history. Many history making events happened (let’s not get into the wig-wearing Trump...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Mar 14, 20175 min read
4 ways retail brands can increase staff engagement
I am delighted to have Andréa van der Meel, founder of SeekStock, an engagement tool that delivers real-time product insights from the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Oct 4, 20161 min read
Retail never stops and neither should you. Find out more about "selling to seduction - 5 key re
Retail is cut-throat and the landscape is shifting. Rapidly. There’s no such thing as a traditional retailer any more. At The Retail...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Oct 4, 20164 min read
Colour me pretty
I think many of us can relate, both as consumers and customers, that there has been significant upheaval in the world of retail over the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Oct 4, 20162 min read
New Shop Frontiers
There was a hilarious experience I distinctly remember within my time at a large big box national retailer. I was GM of Marketing at the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Oct 4, 20165 min read
Bring yourself
Have you ever had that experience when you are staying in a hotel and you say “I love this bed (pillows/sheets/whatever) so much. I wish...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Sep 16, 20161 min read
The retail battle between David and Goliath
I read this great article in The Robin Report which is really worth sharing. Pam Danzinger has done an incredible summary of what the big...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Sep 16, 20164 min read
Reward or not to reward? That is the question
Truth be told I am a great shopper. An outstanding shopper. Some would say a world-class endurance shopper. I am also an avid loyalty...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Sep 16, 20163 min read
Shine bright like a diamond - are flagshipp
If you have been into the Auckland CBD in recent times, you will have noticed that downtown is reclaiming its popularity and cool as both...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 29, 20163 min read
Some of my favourite things... Pirch
To survive in this new, complex, content-rich world and to convert shoppers into loyal advocate, it takes more than traditional retailing...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 29, 20165 min read
Keeping it simple for our most important customer, our people
Truth be told I am a great shopper. An outstanding shopper. Some would say a world-class endurance shopper. I don’t really understand the...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 2, 20161 min read
The world's first virtual reality store
I was very excited to see the launch of the world’s first virtual reality department store which is a collaboration between Myer and...
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Juanita Neville-Te Rito
Jun 2, 20165 min read
Don't blame digital commerce when you physical experience misses the mark
I have been a bit quiet on the blogging front over the past few weeks as I have been hanging out in ‘the land down-under’ spending some...
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