On this week’s show we take a look at how Coronavirus has changed the way we shop, and ask will online shopping become the new normal? To discuss these issues and many more facing the retail sector, Louise is joined by special guest, retail expert <a href="https://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/gary.mortimer">Professor Gary Mortimer</a>. Gary is Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in the Business School at Queensland University of Technology.&nbsp;And we speak with independent Hobart retailer Todd Morrison from <a href="https://destinationcellars.com.au/">Destination Cellars</a>, who had to very quickly shift the store's physical product tasting events to an online-only format as a result of social distancing restrictions. How do virtual tasting events actually work in an online format and are they successful?All this plus the weekly retail news roundup. *SHOPOLOGY originally airs as a radio show on Edge Radio www.edgeradio.org.au

SHOPOLOGY S01 Episode #2 Could changing the way we use street space help local retailers and hospitality businesses?

Each week Shopology brings you the latest retail news, views and interviews.Dive into the world of retailing, marketing and consumer behaviour with retail experts Dr Louise Grimmer from the University of Tasmania and Dr Jason Pallant from Swinburne University of Technology. Louise and Jason are joined by retailers, retail scholars and industry analysts to look at what's making news in the world of shopping and consumer behaviour. From online shopping to private label products, the corner store to the shopping mall, and from blind bags to plastic bags, tune in for insightful analysis and lively discussion on the world of retailing.