PROFESSIONAL EDITION
JEVON LE-ROUX EXITS SURFSTITCH
ASB MAGAZINE: Jevon Le-Roux has exited SurfStitch after just 11 months in the role of Managing Director. In an internal announcement to staff, Alceon Group Managing Director Richard Facioni said that after…
SURFSTITCH LAUNCHES ‘POST’ & BRAND CAMPAIGN: THE COMMON THREAD BETWEEN US
ASB MAGAZINE: SurfStitch announced the debut of a new quarterly newspaper, Post and unveiled a new brand campaign: The Common Thread Between Us. Launching today, the Post is a new printed joint…
HOW TO WHITEWASH BLACK FRIDAY
ASB MAGAZINE: Black Friday and its spinoff Cyber Monday (BFCM) are almost upon us. If you’re not already familiar Black Friday, its origins began with a sales event on the…
FASTER RHYTHM: NEW SPEED TO MARKET PROGRAMS RAMP UP
In a bid to radically overhaul the surf industry’s traditional approach to product speed to market, Rhythm have embarked on a slew of new programs – including one that delivers……
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…