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“We’ve got aspirations to be a global business”: SkinKandy CEO on growth drivers

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SkinKandy opened its first store in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in 2011 and is now in an explosive growth phase. Retailers across categories and markets are prioritising their store staff and employee engagement more broadly as a way to differentiate in an tough economic environment.

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How Aussie footwear brand Alias Mae stays on trend in a fast-moving market

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Tom Kirkhope founded the Australian fashion footwear brand Alias Mae in 2011. Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. Our major wholesale accounts are managed in-house.

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Here’s why Lego is the world’s most reputable brand

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Lego is inherently engaging, and through a constant stream of product innovation and by opening up immersive physical stores they’ve elevated the brand experience to a story that consumers want to be part of, and share with others — to quite literally, remark upon,” he said.

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Former Coles CEO Ian McLeod reflects on a transformative career in retail

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Scotsman Ian McLeod has built his retail career around managing transformation, having worked on every continent of the planet except Antarctica – “There are not many stores there,” he quipped. They quoted founder Sam Walton: ‘Ordinary people doing extraordinary things’. “We’ve

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Why this CEO is challenging more leaders to measure their impact beyond ROI

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We returned to volunteer in Cambodia several more times and in 2011 founded the Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST), with the vision of educating future leaders. CRST is a unique Non-Government Organisation (NGO) because it’s entirely led and managed by our students. Engage your family, your team, and your business partners.

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Barnes & Noble CEO: “The big guys should be doing better”

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In 2011, Daunt was appointed managing director of then-struggling British bookstore chain Waterstones and was able to bring back the retailer from a point of near-closure through a series of marketing and store restructuring tactics. Yes, you read that right.

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“I’m an accidental retailer”: How The Iconic’s Erica Berchtold got her start

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She soon became general manager of sportswear chain Rebel, which Harvey Norman owned in the early 2000s, and later general manager of Specialty Fashion Group’s Crossroads and Autograph brands, before Super Retail Group tapped her to once again run the sportswear retailer after acquiring it in 2011. “I’m

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