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The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge

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Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop plans to open more stores this year to support sales growth and increase profitability. The chain currently has 386 stores nationwide, having opened 67 new stores and closed 35 underperforming ones since June 2020.

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Hog’s Breath plans to open 20 more restaurants

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Hog’s Breath Cafe is looking to rebuild its restaurant footprint, and has plans to open another 20 restaurants by 2029. He has a number of growth solutions, including opening corporate stores with a plan to franchise them once established. Right now we are negotiating with financial partners for us to expand faster,” Spurgin said. “We

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Woolworths unveils plans for 22,000 sqm online hub in Sydney

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The development application is subject to approval from the NSW Department of Planning, and will support 440 jobs during its construction phase and a further 250 once operational. The post Woolworths unveils plans for 22,000 sqm online hub in Sydney appeared first on Inside Retail.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

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During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards. It also took home the award for outstanding growth.

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‘Go anywhere, get anything’: Uber reveals plans for marketplace

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And it doesn’t plan to stop there. Globally, Uber’s new verticals business achieved a US$3 billion run rate in Q1 2021, a 77 per cent lift on Q4 2020, and the ANZ team wants to continue to grow this arm locally. The post ‘Go anywhere, get anything’: Uber reveals plans for marketplace appeared first on Inside Retail.

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“We did not do enough”: Woolworths cans plans for Darwin Dan Murphy’s

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Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. Bowden said the ferocity of purchase in grocery is, unsurprisingly, “just not what it was” in March 2020. “As Big W reported total sales growth of 18.3

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“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

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Simon Schofield : Despite the impact 2020 had on the retail sector, it certainly was a special year for Witchery. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan. IR: What are your plans for Witchery going into the next financial year?

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