In the last issue of Inside Retail PREMIUM for 2014, we have not one, but two stories of online retailers venturing into the physical world – who said no one would shop at bricks and mortar stores anymore?

The head of an Australian grocery chain has called it quits, and one of the international fast fashion brands has found a new home for itself in Sydney.

We’ve got news of new year expansions, Christmas bonanzas, and another retailer is throwing a party of their own.

The SA Independent Supermarket Retailers have their say in Industry Word, and in his final column of 2014, Jon Bird looks at the thrill of the old and its relevance to Christmas.