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Retail Food Group settles class action filed by former franchisees

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Headquartered in Queensland, RFG is a multi-brand retail food franchise manager, with brands including Gloria Jean’s, Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, Michel’s Patisserie, Crust Gourmet Pizza and Beefy’s Pies. The company affirmed this move has no impact on its annual financial results.

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Chatime Australia boss appointed global CEO

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Experienced CEO Antonius has led the Australian Chatime business since 2015, repositioning the brand to a market-leading position with 200 stores. Antonius has a track record of leadership, management, strategy, and change management across a 30 year career.

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Retail appointments for the week

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Former Topman managing director joins BooHoo. BooHoo Group has appointed Mitch Hughes as the new managing director of its newly acquired Arcadia Group brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, and Burton. Hughes, Topman’s former MD, joined Arcadia in 2015 as the buying director of Burton. He joined BooHoo last month.

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Good360 gets $3 million grant: How it will connect retail, charity and community

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Requests to Good360 from charities increased by 400 per cent at the start of the year, compared to the same period in 2023,” Alison Covington, founder and managing director, of Good360 Australia, told Inside Retail. In 2013, Covington immersed herself in the US business, before bringing the model to Australia in 2015.

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How Burberry’s new leadership duo can reignite the luxury brand’s spark

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Burberry has lagged competitors like Gucci, Prada and Loewe in creating a sharp brand in recent years and Lee will play an “important part in re-igniting interest”, said Mario Ortelli, managing partner at advisory firm Ortelli&Co.

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Why demand for Akubra hats is at an all time high

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We talk a lot as a management team about what’s the big driver,” Andrew Angus, Akubra’s general manager of sales and marketing, told Inside Retail. “Is Like many fashion brands, Akubra was hit hard by the change in consumer behaviour during Covid-19. Williams boots on Manly Beach.”. It’s slow fashion,” Angus said.

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How H&M, Nike and Kering are taking action on climate change

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Schneider said consumers used to just buy or wear whatever designers created, but those days are over, and now, they’re asking for more transparency from companies and for a sustainability platform. But to me, traceability is absolutely important.”. But with clear targets and clear strategies, ambitious does not have to mean aspirational.”.

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