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Myer sacks 50 head office staff, outsourcing tech roles to India

Inside Retail

The source added that Myer did not give the employees – or even managers – any warning and that senior leaders just asked the laid off staff to come into a specified room one by one to receive the news. The company was said to have been outsourcing some of its functions as far as 2004. Inside Retail has approached Myer for comment.

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Myer sacks head office staff, outsourcing tech roles to India

Inside Retail

The source added that Myer did not give the employees – or even managers – any warning and that senior leaders just asked the laid off staff to come into a specified room one by one to receive the news. The company was said to have been outsourcing some of its functions as far back as 2004.

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Burberry names new CEO

Inside Retail

Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. “He shares our values and our ambition to build on Burberry’s unique British creative heritage and his deep luxury and fashion industry expertise will be key to advancing the next phase of Burberry’s evolution.”.

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Booktopia searches for new CEO after Tony Nash steps aside

Inside Retail

Building Booktopia from a budget of just $10 a day in 2004 into Australia’s leading online book retailer has been an incredibly rewarding journey,” he said. Nash, the online book retailer’s co-founder, will stay on the company’s board and remain fully involved with the business.

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ARA – the voice of Australia’s retail community

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In May 2004, a new registered organisation was approved in which the various state bodies became divisions of the ARA. We support members in training and development through the ARA Retail Institute , with recruitment through the ARA Talent Registry and with risk management through ARA Insurance.

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Booktopia may have collapsed, but here’s why bookshops are not endangered

Inside Retail

Founded in 2004, the company grew quickly , from turning over $2000 in the first month, to $30,000 in the fourth. Booktopia touted its predictive sales algorithm as a competitive advantage that allowed the business to manage stock levels and allocate advertising spend by monitoring and forecasting product demand in real time.

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Over 700 exhibitors confirmed for ISE 2022

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Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events comments: “It is very heartening to see that globally, events and exhibitions are returning to strength. A regular highlight of ISE, Crestron has exhibited at every single edition since the show’s launch in 2004 and is a key booth to visit in the Multi-Technology Zone.

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