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The big brands embracing inclusive design

Let’s face it, life can be tough – and for people with special needs, it can be even tougher. That’s why it’s so great to see brands...

Tough times. Tougher brands. Aussie retailers that performed well during COVID.

We all know COVID-19 hasn’t exactly been great for the economy – to put it lightly – and a lot of Aussie retailers have found it tough....

Brandless brands. Is that even possible?

Imagine this, if you will. The year is 470 BC, and you’ve just got back from the agora with a nice looking fish to cook for dinner....

What drives customer loyalty when shopping online?

For a long time now, retailers have considered the rise of online shopping as a big factor driving the death of customer loyalty....

5 design trends we’ve noticed recently

With COVID and all its doom and gloom still dominating the retail news recently, we thought we’d take a look at a lighter topic instead....

Is the future of retail virtual?

As the saying goes, you’ve got to be in it to win it. That certainly seems to be the prevailing logic at the moment when it comes to...

There’s no shortcut to creating a great brand identity.

‘I’ll know it when I see it.’ For a brand agency, that’s like firing a gun into the air and hoping a duck is flying by. If you’ve ever...

Get woke, go broke? Three ‘boycotted’ brands doing just fine.

‘Cancel culture’. ‘Woke washing’. ‘Slacktivism’. ‘Alt-right troll.’ ‘Liberal snowflake’. It’s no secret we live in highly politicised...

Keells shortlisted for the World Retail Awards 2020

We are very excited for our client Keells in Sri Lanka, who have been shortlisted in the World Retail Awards 2020 for ‘Retail...