Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Flora & Fauna (F&F) founder and CEO Julie Mathers has resigned from the eco-friendly online retail business she started in 2014 and sold to beauty and wellness business BWX less than a year ago. Mathers started Flora & Fauna in 2014 to help people make better choices for the planet. A model for purpose-driven leadership.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Lovisa’s announcement earlier this month that John Cheston will leave Smiggle to become its new CEO and managing director next June marks the latest departure of a senior leader from Premier Investments. Earlier this year, Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew announced plans to spin off Smiggle into a separate ASX-listed entity.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

billion that Woolworths Holdings paid for the business in 2014, though the sale to Anchorage does not include David Jones’ recently revamped Bourke Street flagship store, which is valued at around $250 million. How involved will Anchorage be in the management of David Jones going forward? That is a fraction of the $2.1 Cautionary tale.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It comes as the brand plans to open new stores in Sydney and Melbourne in early 2024. After laying low Down Under for the past few years, premium denim label Ksubi warmed its Bondi Beach House pop-up on Thursday with an influential guest list. Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Inside Retail broke the news on Wednesday evening that Julie Mathers is departing the eco-friendly online retail business she founded in 2014 , Flora & Fauna, at the end of February. Inside Retail : Were you always planning to depart Flora & Fauna when you sold it to beauty and wellness business BWX ?

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres. The focus will be on sustainable energy solutions and intelligent lighting management. 2014 EuroConcept hosts new Lighting Designers zone.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, there are few examples of brands that have shown the ability to bounce back when things don’t go as planned. In other words, most brands seem to suffer from a positivity bias, and when it comes to crisis management, they exhibit a response paralysis.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Last year, Woolworths Group, the company behind Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W reportedly told staff they could choose to work on January 26 and take another off day at the discretion of their manager. The Woolworths Group are currently implementing their third Reconciliation Action Plan.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

According to Andrew Kinsella, brand manager at Skechers, the collection is designed to resonate with “the woman on the go [who] wants convenience and style wrapped up in one.” We plan to continue this growth and open more stores both locally and internationally,” he said.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Here, we speak with CEO Craig King about the business’ revitalisation under General Pants, its in-store experience, plans for expansion in Australia, the UK and US, and the magic behind the number 23. A group called Bleach stepped in and picked up their debt and ran the business until 2014.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Co-founded in 2014 by David Wei and Ivan Lim, the brand was an official partner of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and experienced rapid growth throughout the pandemic. For pre-appointment orders, they are analysing stock levels, and developing a plan to deal with them.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

Last month, the department store reported its highest interim profit since 2014. You’ll probably have to adjust margins to implement this model effectively, and it’s likely that the ‘better’ offer will end up being the largest seller, so plan your orders accordingly. And you’ll need a pre-planned mechanism to achieve that.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2024

With products available in 26 countries and regions worldwide, Momotaro Jeans is planning a broader expansion strategy to attract more international customers as tourism to Japan flourishes. per cent of the brand’s purchases at its five directly managed stores. They account for 48.5

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Antoni Martinez, a McDonald’s Australia alumni and current managing director of McDonald’s Korea, takes up the Australian managing director and CEO mantle. Gregory joined the global fast-food chain in 1996 as a crew person, worked his way up to become chief financial officer and took on the top job in 2014.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

Martin Wood, who joined Cartology last year from oOh Media, has been promoted to head of Strategic Partnerships and Matt Gower, former head of Research at News Corp, has joined the business as senior manager of Research and Insights. Donna James, managing director at Lardon & Associates LLC, will be the new chair. .;

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Kelly Miller, general manager of retail at Mirvac, said the partnership will provide opportunities to bring digital and physical communities together. “As There are also plans for a styling takeover of Birkenhead Point in Drummoyne, NSW, which have been delayed due to Covid restrictions. Solving the $1 trillion ‘fit’ problem.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

“When we are talking about regeneration, it’s the opportunity to improve the health of every system we touch, going beyond sustainability by making a positive impact on the systems that we interact with,” explained Ruth Andrade, who is responsible for managing community networks, collaborative action and charitable giving strategies at Lush.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Earlier, in 2011, Anchorage didn’t exactly give The Blackstone Group a robust business when it sold the Burger King fast food chain either, after spending two years implementing a turnaround plan. million loss in 2014, New Zealand financial press reports stated. In fact, this triggered the Woolworths Holdings takeover offer in 2014.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Toby Tait, Director Asset Management at Hammerson, said: “ Birmingham has the largest number of under 25’s in any major city in Europe and this is a consumer group we are continually looking to engage with in new ways, from events and innovative experiences to cool new brands. Opening in the centre is a huge milestone for KENJI.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

“Items are returned to Amazon for many reasons – sometimes a product is just not what a customer is looking for, or perhaps there’s a cosmetic defect or the packaging is damaged,” said Matt Furlong, Amazon Australia country manager. Meanwhile, in just the past week, Etsy has announced plans to acquire resale marketplace Depop for $US 1.62

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Liz Webster, a management consulting partner for Grant Thornton Australia, pointed out, it’s usually more of a slow burn. However, this could depend on Advent’s ability to ensure stability at the management level. But even for the top-tier brands in the market, billion-dollar retail acquisitions tend not to happen quickly.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Reuters reported last week that the fashion group was set to hire Guerra in a top management role to ease the succession path of the Hong Kong-listed group founded in Milan in 1913 as a leather goods shop by designer Miuccia Prada’s grandfather and his brother. 26 by Prada Holding, which owns 80 per cent of Prada group.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 21, 2023

Supermarkets have led the way in cutting costs with Tesco announcing plans to reduce its headcount by 2,000 in a restructure. Starbucks has also revealed plans to open 100 new stores across the UK in 2023. But thanks to the use of open-shift management modules, employees can now be empowered to manage their own schedules.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Steele has worked with Krispy Kreme since 2006, rising through the ranks from crew member to store manager and area manager. Currently the general manager for travel retail worldwide, Boinay started as a marketing trainee for L’Oreal in 1992 and has served in his current role since 2014.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Williams names retail general manager. Williams has appointed Steven Woolley as its new general manager for retail. Daniel Grieder, the new CEO of Hugo Boss, is now officially on board and will be joining the brand’s managing board. He was appointed CEO and president of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe in 2014.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

SurfStitch managing director Justin Hillberg steps down. Justin Hillberg, managing director of shared services at SurfStitch-owner Alquemie Group, is stepping down from his role leading the surf brand’s restructure at the end of this week. PepsiCo Australia and NZ welcomes new CEO from US business.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2022

Aussie retail giant Barbeques Galore has just beefed up its team, welcoming on board Steve Gardner as general manager, retail and Rosie Alford as general manager, product. Eco-friendly lifestyle online retailer Flora and Fauna has just hired Nadia Lotter as general manager. BBQ Galore fires up new team.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2022

Prior to that, she was general manager of Esther & Co, which she scaled more than five-fold in a single year, bringing profit levels to all new heights. Here is how she built a successful e-commerce career, despite having no industry connections, and what she has planned for Tigerlily.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The 62-acre site is billed as one of Scotland’s most progressive recycling and waste management operations. According to its owners it is “an established and growing” circular economy, focused on renewable energy, resource management and eco-innovation. The scale of the problem.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Guzi was previously senior business development manager at Jones Knowles Ritchie, and has worked with clients including Nike and Converse. Tom Dixon Studio has promoted Helene Bangsbo Andersen to managing director of the studio’s research division and creative director of its spaces and brand department. .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Concept Eight, the parent company of Noodle Box and Huxtaburger, is buying Acai Brothers and has bold plans for the brand. Lee is confident in the company’s capacity to manage Acai Brothers’ future. Two friends, Sam Carson and Ben Day, launched Acai Brothers in 2014 – Day has since left the business. It’s hard to make a profit.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

At the time, Abercrombie & Fitch was still struggling to find its footing following the exit of CEO Michael Jeffries, who stepped down in December 2014 after 11 consecutive quarters of sales decline. Abercrombie & Fitch Co’s portfolio includes Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicksin.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Despite the difficulties the retail industry has faced throughout the past few years, electronics giant JB Hi-Fi has managed to stay largely unaffected. Smart was the CEO of JB Hi-Fi until 2014, when he retired, and rejoined the business as CEO of The Good Guys in 2017. Workplace culture “definitely a focus”.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

“The First Nations Advisory Board provides us with the capacity to make a meaningful contribution to Closing the Gap, drawing on collective expertise and informed insights to make meaningful change,” said advisory board chair and Woolworths Group’s managing director of B2B and Everyday Needs Claire Peters. I certainly can’t wait.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2024

Once those decisions have been made, then you do everything, as senior management, to ensure that those resources can be met, and the needs can be met. You want to establish incentive plans so that their personal financial situation can be tied to the performance of the company. .”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

In 2014, it formed a strategic partnership with Tencent, giving JD exclusive access to the tech giant’s WeChat and Mobile QQ platforms, and became China’s first major e-commerce company to list on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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