Michael Baker

Michael Baker is a Sydney-based retail consultant and former head of research at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

More from Author

Supermarkets IR Pro

Costco’s cool: It’s not flashy but competent success is never dull

Michael Baker

Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

What Simon’s latest results say about the landlord-tenant divide in retail

Michael Baker

Strategy IR Pro

Why a major rent reset didn’t occur following the Covid-19 pandemic

Michael Baker

Regulatory IR Pro

ESG reporting is ballooning: Is it only the lawyers who benefit?

Michael Baker

Travel retail IR Pro

How the slow return of tourism in Asia is impacting retail

Michael Baker

Sports & adventure IR Pro

Why Nike’s China rebound is still up in the air

Michael Baker

Hardware IR Pro

How Southeast Asia’s DIY giants do home improvement differently

Michael Baker

Sports & adventure IR Pro

Why local sportswear brands are taking off in China

Michael Baker

Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

How Sasseur’s outlet mall business is cooking – despite the heat

Michael Baker

Online marketplaces IR Pro

How Coupang, the Amazon of Korea, turned a profit 18 months after listing

Michael Baker

Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Malls are big business in the Philippines. Here’s a look at the newest ones

Michael Baker

Financial IR Pro

Why Japan’s Aeon Mall is chasing growth overseas

Michael Baker

Financial IR Pro

Japanese department store Takashimaya looks to the future

Michael Baker

IR Pro IR Pro

Southeast Asian retailer Shopee’s long path to profit: Are we there yet?

Michael Baker

Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Can Japan’s Aeon become a global juggernaut?

Michael Baker

Store design IR Pro

Lifting the logo: Inside the rebrand of Thai supermarket Lotus’s

Michael Baker

Financial IR Pro

Retail without borders

Michael Baker

Grounded Virgin planes

Sustainability IR Pro

Retail’s biggest losers in the downturn of international travel

Michael Baker

shopping centre animation

Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Opinion: Think shopping centres are dead? Think again

Michael Baker

Social commerce IR Pro

Navigating the perfect storm: Social distancing and the collapse of tourism

Michael Baker