Retail trade
Conference paper
Certainty and outcomes: some local planning illusions
This paper examines an ongoing development where the result differs from that described in the plan suggesting that even close to its completion, the process can result in something different from that anticipated suggesting that greater care is required both in the definition of the aims of the process and in the management of the...
Conference paper
The impact of shopping centre attributes on the destination preferences of trip makers in Brisbane
This study uses discrete choice modelling to investigate the importance of destination-specific, tripspecific and individual-specific characteristics of 1,676 retail trips to 194 different shopping centre destinations reported in the Brisbane statistical division.
Strategy
Melbourne retail and hospitality strategy 2013-2017
This publication presents key trends in the City of Melbourne's retail and hospitality sectors, and outlines a strategy intended to support these sectors. Executive summary The Melbourne Retail and Hospitality Strategy 2013-2017 is a joint initiative of the City of Melbourne and the Victorian Government. It describes the great strengths of both sectors and their...
Report
Market power in the Victorian retail energy market
According to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the objectives of energy retail market competition are to give customers the opportunity to choose among competing retailers and to deliver efficient prices and services.1 In neoclassical economic theory, effective competition is desirable because it allocates resources efficiently and maintains pressure on market participants to deliver efficient...
Report
Taken to the cleaners: experiences of international students working in the Australian retail cleaning industry
This report shows that some international students are being exploited and suffering racism in the workplace. Last year, almost 300,000 people came from around the world to begin their studies in Australia. Many find they must work to support themselves and the government recognises that, allowing them to work for 40 hours a fortnight during...