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Why the founder of Culture Kings wants retailers to sell with emotion and magic

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Culture Kings is an Australian retail phenomenon, what started as a Carrara market stall in 2008 evolved into an international retailer being listed on the stock exchange with a $600 million valuation. Create the brand, the emotion, the resonance, break [consumers] patterns so they remember you,” concluded Beard.

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Why Australia’s ‘great resignation’ is a myth: The Conversation

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First, although quit rates in the US have increased significantly over the past decade, the increase was largely about playing catchup after the recession that accompanied the global financial crisis of 2008-09. One is the usual pattern associated with economic cycles – when jobs become more plentiful, quit rates rise.

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Why Australia’s ‘great resignation’ is a myth: The Conversation

Inside Retail

First, although quit rates in the US have increased significantly over the past decade, the increase was largely about playing catchup after the recession that accompanied the global financial crisis of 2008-09. One is the usual pattern associated with economic cycles – when jobs become more plentiful, quit rates rise. per cent to 6.4

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Adrian Cheng’s resignation marks turning point for New World Development

Inside Retail

It was unfortunate that the K11 revamp coincided with Covid-19 and the change in consumer spending patterns, which has worsened the repayment pressure due to the high leverage.” According to Bloomberg Intelligence, New World Development has the highest debt level among its rivals in the past few years, with net debt to equity reaching 82.7

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Reinvest and innovate: Key takeaways following Fenton & Fenton collapse

Inside Retail

Standing out amid shifting consumer patterns Brian Walker, founder and CEO of the Retail Doctor Group, told Inside Retail that the furniture retail sector experienced a few golden years during the Covid-19 period when private savings and e-commerce activity relating to household goods were much higher than usual.

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How Viktoria & Woods proves quality never goes out of style

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In 2008, the brand debuted its first blazer and since then, its identity has become synonymous with soft suiting and “anything I felt was essential in a woman’s wardrobe. We are a design-led business, with our own pattern makers, and sample machinists,” she added. That’s kind of how it all began,” Woods explained.

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The “Great Mall Resurgence” in the American retail market

Inside Retail

However, in the past two decades, the American mall has been standing on shaky ground due to factors like the 2008 recession and, more recently, the butterfly effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. And it’s complicated by the work-from-home impact on commuting and traffic patterns. In 2021, visits to all mall types were between 10.7