Welcome to the new home of Orchard Retail Group's industry articles.
This is where our founder and team share what they're seeing across retail operations, supply chain, warehousing and international expansion — practical insights drawn from real projects with real retailers, designed to unpack complexity and help you navigate growth with confidence.
What to expect#
We write about the operational side of retail that rarely makes headlines but decides whether a business scales profitably:
- Supply chain strategy — resilience, agility and efficiency from sourcing to last-mile delivery.
- Warehouse operations — transitions, racking design, productivity and capacity planning.
- Sales and operations planning — right-sized S&OP that aligns commercial and operational teams.
- International expansion — what it actually takes to open in a new market.
Who writes these articles?#
Our articles are written by the consultants who do the work — including our founder Glenn Keast, who spent nearly 18 years at Cotton On Group and, as Chief Operations Officer, helped scale the brand from 178 local stores to more than 1,500 across 26 countries. The team writes from offices in Victoria (Australia), San Francisco and London, working with retailers worldwide.
New articles land here regularly. If a topic would help your business, get in touch — reader questions shape what we write next.
