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Why Hong Kong kidswear retailer Retykle chose the UAE for its next act

Inside Retail

The company set up a showroom in Dubai Investment Park and unlocked a logistics flow tailored to families across the Emirates. In 2016, Garner launched Retykle, a resale platform focused exclusively on baby and kidswear. Now, nearly a decade in, Retykle is betting on the Middle East. Outgrown items, many barely worn, were piling up.

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Yum China’s winning formula: Lower-tier cities as key markets

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Yum China, which spun off from Yum Brands in 2016, operates six restaurant chains in about 2200 towns and cities in China, employing around 400,000 people. With tailored store models, we are expanding through both company-owned stores and franchise stores and are on track to achieve our goal of 20,000 stores by 2026, Wat said.

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How H&M took workforce planning to the next level

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This capability was extended in 2014 to allow for basic function planning and then again in 2016 to provide dashboard capabilities for management teams. “We The goal was to better tailor staffing levels to meet fluctuations in customer numbers throughout each trading day.

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L’Oreal Group ANZ appoints Alex Davison as its new CEO 

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“This aligns with my personal leadership values and I’m looking forward to working with the team as we build brands tailored for Australian and New Zealand consumers, and a business focused on sustainability and diversity,” said Davison.

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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

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In 2012 Lekker opened its North Melbourne ‘brand store’ and in 2016 expanded to Sydney, initially to a small store space before relocating to a much bigger space – being its current Sydney location with on-site service facilities, offices and the ability for customers to test-ride bikes.

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From bikinis on a kitchen bench to global resort wear brand, Bydee boomed 700pc

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To optimise the customer experience and business model Bydee’s UK site went live last week, with a few tweaks tailored to the northern hemisphere. In 2016 Hairis quit her retail job to focus on Bydee, “I thought, okay, well, I can make a career out of this,” she said.

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Retail appointments of the week

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“This aligns with my personal leadership values and I’m looking forward to working with the team as we build brands tailored for Australian and New Zealand consumers, and a business focused on sustainability and diversity,” said Davison. Prior to that, he worked for Procter & Gamble for 17 years.

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