It is the duty of an editor to create some variation in his news offering. Too much of the same thing can be irritating and this is one of t...

As renewal implementation plans start to be explained, the big question from traders at QVM is what guarantee do I have that there will b...

Box hire operators are reported to be active around our market asking traders to join up to the National Union of Workers. They state tha...

Shopping quotes we came across.

Some renewal decisions will impact significantly on the livelihoods of traders and the question will often be asked - "Does the mana...

Latest Retail News – 10/7/2016 1. Uniqlo suspends some of its operations in Bangladesh following sectarian violence. 2. Australian u...

The City Of Melbourne is offering grants to assist small business. The photo shows a 2015 recipient, Heromods.  Here is the blurb from...

Different Continents – Different Clothing Stories. London’s department store, Marks & Spencer, has just recorded its worst clothi...

As the QVM Renewal Project ramps up it is apparent that trader anxiety also increases and a complex process has great potential for disru...

QVM's Facebook page has over 48,000 subscribers and there is the potential for everyone of those 48,000 to see your business when it is ...

Writing a blog means that lots of articles come across your desk. They are all worthy in some way and even if you struggle with the c...

One aspect of QVM marketing that irks day traders is the seemingly disproportionate emphasis given to the Night Markets. So is it ...

A fellow trader recently quizzed a line he overheard me tell a customer – “Sorry, we show our discount price up front. We don’t discoun...

The owner of a new cashless cafe in Brisbane's CBD says there are real advantages to accepting only card or mobile phone payments. ...

The big lesson from the federal election would appear to be that voters have become disenchanted with the major parties and are looking f...

Latest Retail News – 3/7/2016 1. Tesco sells its grocery business in Turkey. 2. Pacific Brands (Bonds etc.) board recommends takeover ...

Woolworths Open their Smallest Metro Store This is the latest Woolworths convenience store on York St. Sydney. The new Metro form...

A random sign from one of our newsfeeds -

Square is one of the new EFTPOS facilities available to retailers and their representatives will be in the market on Thursday 7 th ...

A random sign from one of our news feeds -