James Gibson

Senior Retail & Digital Commerce Advisor | Growth, Transformation & Customer Experience | Founder

Greater Melbourne Area

About

I advise retailers, consumer brands and investors on how to stabilise, transform and grow digital commerce businesses. Over nearly two decades, I have led ecommerce, digital product and commercial functions for businesses including UNIQLO, Jeanswest, Coles, Globe International and The Good Guys. My experience spans P&L ownership, growth strategy, customer experience, digital operating models, technology investment, CRM, data and omnichannel retail. Since founding jcommerce, I have worked with leadership teams at brands including Wittner, Tommy Hilfiger, Jeanswest and ASKO, as well as the Australian Open. I am typically brought in when a business needs to: • Reset its digital or ecommerce strategy • Identify the causes of stalled growth or underperformance • Make high-consequence technology and vendor decisions • Align digital, merchandise, marketing, operations and customer service • Improve customer retention and lifetime value • Translate emerging technology into practical commercial opportunities • Add experienced, independent judgement without immediately building a large internal team I am open to selected strategic advisory, fractional executive, board advisory and investor engagements.

Experience

  • Founder & Principal Advisor at jcommerce
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Founding consultant at jcommerce. Stabilising, growing and transforming retail businesses online. We partner with brands to accelerate ecommerce success by using a combination of data and real world experience, ultimately saving you both time and money and avoiding the many distractions that do not deliver value at either the top or bottom line. Working with a number of leading brands such as Wittner, Tommy Hilfiger, Jeanswest, ASKO and the Australian Open.

  • Owner & Wine Buyer at Lennox Wine
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Lennox Wine is about community where old and new friends will come to connect and discover the delights of smaller and unique Australian food and wine producers. Our mission is to make wine more approachable and make every guest comfortable.

  • Head of Digital at Jeanswest
    Aug 2017 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Head of digital at Jeanswest, leading a high performing team of nine across online trade & operations, digital design & development, content production, CRM, analytics & performance marketing.

  • eCommerce Manager at UNIQLO
    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Lead the eCommerce function for UNIQLO in Australia. Working closely with Japan, my role is to shape the local eCommerce strategy and take a lead within the business in developing customer insights across all touch points of the business. Whilst having full ownership over the eCommerce P&L, my main achievements to date have come from working closely with other business functions such as Merchandise and Supply Chain to drive productivity across the entire business.

  • Digital Product Manager at Coles
    Aug 2014 - Jul 2015 · 1 yr

    Responsible for growing revenue and profit by identifying, planning and delivering major expansions and upgrades across web, mobile, tablet and apps.