@ProfRetail

@QUT Professor of Retail Marketing and Consumer Behaviour | Media Commentator & Industry Speaker | Independent Director

 QUT Brisbane
staff.qut.edu.au/staff/mortimeg/
Joined October 2011
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#27Club 😥 Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin Jim Morrison Kurt Cobain Amy Winehouse Jean-Michel Basquiat #PresleyGerber nine.com.au/entertainment/ce…

Cindy Crawford’s son Presley Gerber dead at 27

Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died. He was 27. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Presley died Sunday at a rehab facility, TMZ reported.

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The rise of 'Dopamine Apps'. It may be fun to 'pretend' to order food, shop online and smoke a virtual cigarette, but there are risks. #DopamineApp @SBS @ABCaustralia @YahooNews @newscomauHQ @GuardianAus @firstpost theconversation.com/why-peop… – at Gold Coast, Queensland

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Even when an app is free, there are downsides to watch out for – including how your choices can help advertisers better target you in real life.

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But even when an app is free, there are downsides to watch out for – including how your choices can help advertisers better target you in real life. @ProfRetail @QUT theconversation.com/why-peop…

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Even when an app is free, there are downsides to watch out for – including how your choices can help advertisers better target you in real life.

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Looking forward to presenting some consumer behavioural insights again this year at the Retail Show Australia. Come and join me, 22-24 September. retail-show.com.au/ @QUT #retail @RETHINK_Retail – at Gold Coast, Queensland
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#BREAKING: Barbeques Galore will wind up in the coming weeks, with hundreds of workers facing redundancy. ab.co/3Q7OHZO

Barbeques Galore to shut, hundreds of workers facing redundancy

It will shut its 62 company-owned stores in the coming weeks and working through "transitional arrangements" with 27 stores owned by franchises, with hundreds of staff facing redundancy.

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#Uber vs #Taxi in a 10 second video. Sydney Airport. 14 taxis sitting available... within 5 metres, almost 40 passengers waiting for a #RideShare. @YahooNewsAU @newscomauHQ @guardiannews @GuardianAus – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Hey @BirdsEye... interesting Facebook advertising? I don't quite understand the product placement? @Coles
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Small stores, local produce and the return of the personal shopping assistant: supermarkets are starting to look like they did in the 1800s. @ProfRetail @planographer @QUT @uwanews theconversation.com/supermar…

Supermarkets are going back to the future

Small stores, local produce and the return of the personal shopping assistant: supermarkets are starting to look like they did in the 1800s.

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It's #Kmart but not as you know it! @3AW693 @9NewsMelb @7NewsMelbourne #retail au.finance.yahoo.com/news/km…

Kmart unveils new 'mini-IKEA' as retailer competes for slice of $19 billion sector: ‘Major growth'

Kmart is opening a standalone home concept store called K Home, which has been dubbed a 'mini-IKEA'.

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#Breaking. Published this morning. Prediction: Aussie #supermarkets - smaller, AI-driven purchases, robotic picking, humans become the point of difference. @ABCaustralia @7NewsAustralia @10NewsAU @9NewsAUS @YahooNewsAU @GuardianAus @newscomauHQ stories.theconversation.com/…

Supermarkets are going back to the future

Small stores, local produce and the return of the personal shopping assistant: supermarkets are starting to look like they did in the 1800s.

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Hey @Qantas ... flight attendant 'Jon' (aka 'Jonnie') on QF618 this afternoon is fabulous 👌... exceptional, enthusiastic and engaging customer service.
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Judge found price increases WERE NOT 'artificial', resulting from supplier requests, but 13 shelf tickets may had mislead customers. #Coles relaxed a pricing policy in 2022 due to competitive pressures.
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@FinancialReviewMay 14
The competition regulator has won a landmark case against Coles, with the Federal Court concluding the supermarket giant misled shoppers over its discounts. Read more here: ebx.sh/ZzIojn

ACCC wins landmark case against Coles over price discounting

The competition regulator has won a landmark case against Coles, with the Federal Court concluding the supermarket giant misled shoppers over its discounts.

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Huge storms barrelling through the northern Gold Coast right now. @10NewsQLD @9NewsQueensland @7NewsBrisbane @NewsTalk4BC #ANZAC #AnzacDay #Storms – at Gold Coast, Queensland
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We have all seen lots of social media posts about the soaring prices of Easter Eggs this year. So, why are prices so high? #Easter #EasterEggs #supermarket #grocery #retail #prices #chocolate au.finance.yahoo.com/news/wo…

Supermarket favourite set to for huge price drop in 2026: 'Finally some relief'

Chocolate should be getting cheaper. But not when most Aussies want it to.

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7NEWS Queensland
@7NewsBrisbaneFeb 19
Corporate heavyweights have been put on notice by the ACCC which has announced a sweeping crackdown on misleading and manipulative businesses. Supermarkets and online retailers from China are the target as the competition watchdog looks to restore consumer trust. @Georgia3Holland
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BREAKING NEWS! Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct while in public office. LIKELY Epstein related...
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David Wooding@DavidWoodingFeb 19
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70kjr9w…

Police asking Andrew's protection officers what 'they saw or heard' as part of Epstein files review

The Metropolitan Police says officers have been asked to consider whether anything "they saw or heard during that period of service may be relevant to our ongoing reviews".

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Oh, #Bali 😢 I came here 4 years ago as borders reopened post-COVID. Pristine beaches. Fast forward 4 years, unrelenting tourism has created this. @newscomauHQ @YahooNews #travel
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Devastating. Barbeques Galore has been place into Voluntary Administration. 500 jobs are risk, understandable gift card values cut. #BBQGalore #BarbequesGalore #franchise news.com.au/finance/business…
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It's incumbent on #retailers to not only keep workers safe, but also customers, and also protect their inventory from theft... they should be looking high-tech, innovative technology, computer vision [and] AI systems. abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/b… – at Gold Coast, Queensland

Ruling made in Bunnings' three-year fight to use AI to scan customer faces

Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the Administrative Review Tribunal finds. 

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