The rise of conscientious consumerism is evident with shoppers actively willing to pay more for goods that are ethically sourced from organisations with a strong corporate social responsibility standpoint. A brand alone is no longer a strong enough draw card for shoppers. A recent Neilsen report has indicated consumer behaviour is changing, especially with Millennials who tend to consider environmental factors when making a purchase. In Australian many bars and restaurants do

Earlier this year we were taking an epic tour around the USA for the husband's 40th, something we had been planning for nearly 11 months. It consisted of a visit to New York, New Orleans, Houston (he likes spaceships), Vegas and LA. 5 locations and 10 flights in 22 days, Yeh, we were pretty excited, however as we were departing New York for phase 2 of 5 the US declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a Pandemic. We landed in New Orleans to a pretty relaxed scene, people still mill

Recently I attended the Digiday Hot Topics event from Digital + Technology Collective. I have to say there was some excellent speakers with interesting points of view on Digital and Retail, with Amazon launching this could not have been timelier and I found every segment valuable in understanding what is next for Australian retail? Many topics were talked about but topics that kept swimming to the surface were: the customer wanting more meaningful conversations with brands, e