PROFESSIONAL EDITION
SURFSTITCH TIPPED FOR IPO
ASB MAGAZINE: According to reports in The Australian Financial Review (AFR), SurfStitch’s parent company Alceon is eyeing a cash injection and is believed to be eager to package up its…
AMAZON PRIME DAY: WHAT IS IT & ARE YOU READY?
ASB MAGAZINE: Prime Day was first launched in the US in 2015 to celebrate 20 years since Amazon was founded. In 2018, Amazon Prime Day amassed AUD$1 billion in sales and…
VOLCOM ADOPTS NEW PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (PLM) SOLUTION
ASB MAGAZINE: Volcom’s brand vision is focused on turning obstacles into opportunities, and they recently decided to take a bold step forward. Working within a short timeline, the company evaluated and…
RIP CURL SELECTS NEW GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PLATFORM
ASB MAGAZINE: New Generation Computing, Inc. (“NGC”), a leading provider of digital supply chain solutions announced that Rip Curl will replace its legacy PLM system with Andromeda PLM® from NGC. For…
AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS LAG BEHIND BUY ONLINE PICKUP IN-STORE
ASB MAGAZINE: According to the company that powers Boardriders retail fulfillment and omni-channel solutions, just 31.4% of Australian retailers offer buy online pickup in-store (BOPIS). Comparatively, 64.0% of UK retailers offer…
WHY DO AUSTRALIAN’S CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY?
ASB MAGAZINE: Black Friday is the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving in the USA. It’s a curious retail phenomenon that’s reached its way across the Pacific and taken a…
READ FIREWIRE CEO MARK PRICE OPEN LETTER TO RETAILERS
ASB MAGAZINE Firewire CEO Mark Price today sent an open letter to the company’s global retail partners. Firewire’s decision to maintain its business to business (B2B) model was a ‘hot…
AMAZON TO OPEN IN SYDNEY
Amazon announces a fulfillment centre at Moorebank, South West Sydney, to open in second half of 2018 The US-based retailer is recruiting for a range of roles including operations, support…
WAS SURFSTITCH AN EZIBUY FOR ALCEON?
ASB MAGAZINE: What a ride it has been! At its peak in 2015 Surfstitch was valued at over $500m, and was able to raise $50m in no time to fund……
SURFSTITCH STATEMENT ON NEW OWNERSHIP
ASB MAGAZINE: SurfStitch Australia Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the completion of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Alceon Group and SurfStitch Group Administrators. The SurfStitch acquisition…
STACEY + PERISCOPE: PARTNER FOR GROWTH
ASB MAGAZINE: PeriscoPe e-Commerce, the specialist e-Commerce services agency founded in late 2017 by a group of Australia’s most experienced experts in the field, has been appointed to work with…
SURFSTITCH CREDITORS BACK EZIBUY BID
ASB MAGAZINE: The fate of SurfStitch is now clear with the struggling online retailer to be absorbed by New Zealand’s EziBuy after stakeholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of a rescue…
