Author: Helen James
Website: http://www.rhubarbandcustard.com.au
Bio: Helen is the key contributor and editor of This is Retail. Featured as a key influencer in Adnews 40 under 40, Helen is considered to be one of the leading retail creative minds in Australia. Not only was she instrumental in building the ALDI brand in Australia and creating the Smarter Shopping positioning, but she is also the creative brains behind rolling Rebel Sport's new positioning into the market. She is a regular participant in the Westfield Retail Study Tour, and contributor on retail best practice.
Helen is currently the ECD of Retail at CHE Proximity and Co-founder of Rhubarb&Custard, a specialist retail and digital communications agency.
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Until recently, Dotte was a largely unknown name in the industry. Founded in 2020 by Louise Weiss, a former neuroscientist, and Samantha Valentine, a former retail manager, the...
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Meta is launching its first hardware retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. The store, which opens May 9th, will let visitors try out and buy Meta’s Portal videophones and...
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UK department store chain Selfridges has opened a new 3D printing-focused pop-up shop in the heart of Central London. Aptly-named ‘Supermarket,’ the store has been branded a...
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Article By Sanford Stein | April 4, 2022 Two unrelated events took place 30 years ago in 1992 that altered our world. The first involved Charles M. Stack who started Book Stacks Unlimited,...
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6 months ago |
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If you haven’t heard of Roblox, ask your 10-year-old to explain it. Because while most of the adult population may still be struggling with the concept of the metaverse, chances are...
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6 months ago |
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With lots of square footage and tons of parking, shopping centres are rethinking ways to give their centralised locations new life. The traditional concept of the mall is fading away. Once...
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6 months ago |
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From Dick’s Public Lands outdoors banner to Bloomie’s to Ulta’s Target shop-in-shops, here are some of the most notable concept launches this year. As in past years,...
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6 months ago |
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While the new area of digital life is rapidly expanding into the metaverse, the clothing and fashion industry has already begun to take its place here. Major brands such as Adidas,...
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8 months ago |
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Walmart and Yahoo on Black Friday launched a “Holiday with Heart” effort to kick off the holiday season through shoppable content and add-to-cart functionalities powered by...
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8 months ago |
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Amazon has created what it claims is the world’s first smart holiday window, “Alexa in a Pear Tree,” delivering an interactive experience conveyed through motion, sound and...
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