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The key to better boards? More women with hands-on retail experience

Inside Retail

The industry provides work opportunities for more than a quarter of all female employees in the 15 to 24 age group while women make up at least 54 per cent of the total retail workforce. Despite just six months of involvement with Myer, Wirth has been appointed as chair of the board of directors and CEO of the management team.

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Retail crime: Why foiling shoplifters takes a team effort

Inside Retail

When we sought answers from LP managers, enquiring about the tactics customers engaging in theft employed, their responses were both enlightening and disheartening. As a result, substantial investment and effort have been dedicated to this issue by Loss Prevention (LP) teams.