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The critical nature of the merchandise strategy

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...

Heritage retail - new award - winning life for a museum shop

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...

Magical mystical retail wonderland - by Lisa Donaldson

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,...

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...

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...

Bridging the gap between marketing and the broad table through it

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...

Be the hub - insights into becoming the community cornerstone

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...

Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows

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...

4 ways retail brands can increase staff engagement

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...

Retail never stops and neither should you. Find out more about "selling to seduction - 5 key re

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...

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...

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...

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...

The retail battle between David and Goliath

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...

Reward or not to reward? That is the question

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...

Shine bright like a diamond - are flagshipp

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...

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...

Keeping it simple for our most important customer, our people

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...

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...

Don't blame digital commerce when you physical experience misses the mark

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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