I have vivid memories of being dumped
Gulping for air
Tumbled by waves
No sense of up or down
Retail can feel this way, especially at certain times of the year. It’s wave after wave – you barely find your feet and you get smashed again.
FINALISTS | 2025 Australian Small Business Champion Awards
Retail is our world. Beyond this industry however, we are part of a broader ecosystem. With big hearts and big reach, we are essentially a small business.
What a privilege to be recognised as a member of this resilient and inspirational cohort, as Finalists in the Business Consultancy category, at the Australian Small Business Champion Awards of 2025.
EVENT | 2025 RETAIL THERAPY by Reed Gift Fairs (Sydney)
EVENT | 2024 Global Sourcing Expo Australia
WINNERS | 2024 NORA Power of Partnership Awards
A win for Merchandise Planning in the NORA Power of Partnership Awards! We secured our 6th consecutive year of success, taking home the win for Merchandising Innovation, and with Susan a finalist for the prestigious Industry Elevator of the Year award.
This acknowledgement is even more meaningful as it coincides with 10 years of building this amazing Merchandise Planning Community. Thank you for supporting us once again, in our goal to “Change the Face of Planning”.
EVENT | 2024 RETAIL THERAPY by Reed Gift Fairs (Melbourne)
INTERVIEW | Retailbiz NORA Solution Partner Awards : Winner Interviews
WINNERS | 2023 NORA Solution Partner Awards
We are thrilled to have locked in our 5th consecutive year of wins at the NORA Solution Partner Awards for 2023, bringing home 2 wins and 2 finalist placements across 4 award categories.
These are all areas in which we actively contribute and strive to add value daily, through our 3 core channels of Consulting, Coaching and Community.
Thank you for your incredible support us with your votes, in our goal to “strive for five, keep the dream alive!”
WINNERS | 2023 Retail Support Services SHE-com Award
EVENT | 2023 RETAIL THERAPY by Reed Gift Fairs and Life Instyle (Melbourne)
WEBCAST | SHE-com Mastermind - Managing Markdown & Margin
Smart50 Workplaces | 2023 Top Performers List
I’m thrilled that SMART IN PLANNING have been placed in the Smart50 Workplaces 2023 Top Performers List.
Developed in partnership with Employment Hero, Smart50 Workplaces 2023 recognises 50 Australian SMEs who are selected for demonstrating exceptional hiring and retention strategies.
You can read more here.
WEBCAST | SHE-com Scale Program - Merchandise Planning for Success
WINNERS | 2023 Vendors in Partnership Awards
Turning analytics into action and data into decisions is what we love to do, so being recognised with the 2023 VIP Best Analytics and Data Management Award is extra special!
THANK YOU for voting!
So great to see the skill of Merchandise Planning being recognised in this way. It’s vital to Retail success and something we strive to implement and elevate every day.
REED GIFT FAIRS INTERVIEW | “Making CENTS of It All”
Have you been asking yourself, “What IS Merchandise Planning? “
In this interview with reed gift fairs, I start ‘Making Cents of it All’….
sharing my personal definition that Merchandise Planning exists to
‘maximise sales and profit through optimising inventory’.
EVENT | 2023 RETAIL THERAPY by Reed Gift Fairs and Life Instyle (Sydney)
I was delighted to be part of an expert panel and keynote speaker yesterday
at RETAIL THERAPY presented by @reedgiftfairs and @Lifeinstyle.
I shared tips about how to identify your ‘next best seller’ …
… and revealed why a ‘forward-thinking merchandise plan’ is crucial to your business success!
Of course, there were FREEBIES on all things Merchandise Planning, accessible to YOU TOO when you click on the links in this article.
WINNERS | 2022 NORA Solution Partner Excellence Awards
Inside Small Business | Top 50 Small Business Leaders 2022
Honoured to be named in the Top 50 Small Business Leaders Report of 2022, published by Inside Small Business.
Each year, the report celebrates the achievements and innovation of pioneers in the small-business sector, with the last couple of years adding “a huge dose of resilience into the recipe that makes a leader”, according to Inside Small Business.
You can read the full article here.
Jeweller Magazine | Avoid the Trap of Retail Cliches
Clichés are commonplace across the retail industry, but I think some of these clichés may be doing more harm than good.
I’ve put a few of our old favourites under the microscope to see if they can be considered tried and true thinking and are worthy of keeping around, or whether they’re archaic and it’s time to move on.
You can read the full article here.
EVENT | Australian Fashion Trademark Launch at AAFW
Invited by the Australian Fashion Council, Susan attended the launch event for the new Australian Fashion Trademark. This world-first campaign and initiative has been in the making for the past 12 months, and was revealed through a sensory experience, on the first day of Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022.
See all the photos inside …