Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2023

The company – which operates the Toys ‘R’ Us store networks across Australia and New Zealand, selling toys, baby and hobby products – also has an online presence in the UK. In the medium term, the company aims to achieve a 5 per cent market penetration in the toys, baby and hobby market in all of its licensed regions.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

Balancing confidence and humility: It is important to show confidence as a leader, yet humility allows you to acknowledge your own limitations and learn from others. Key is to strive for a balance between the two. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance?

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2024

Here, she discusses how waking up at 4:30 am enables her to balance it all, spend quality time with her family and ensure she is primed to focus on the tasks that make a difference and move the brand forward. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? AB: In person.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? RVG: Spending time with family and friends is what I love, and it helps keep me balanced. I also love travelling. IR: What is the best career advice you’ve received and what would yours be? RVG: Follow your gut.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here, he shares his approach to work-life balance, where he goes for career advice and what he loves about his job. The day typically winds up by 6pm and I focus on family time in the evenings IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? To be honest, I didn’t have such a work-balance before Covid, but now I do.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

Here, she shares her insights on leadership, discusses how she pursues innovation, and the “three wins approach” that helps her maintain work-life balance. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? FM: Balance is the key here. You must consider and balance all three of these. Then it’s a win-win.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2023

Here, we chat with Mud Australia’s founder, designer and CEO Shelley Simpson about work-life balance, why the business has invested in the Headspace app, monthly massages on-site and green breakout spaces, and how her wheaten terrier, Molly, helps her to switch off. Inside Retail : What does a typical day look like?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

Here, Morgan chats with Inside Retail about his corporate journey before starting TaskPod, what he loves about his job, the evolution of his work-life balance and what he gets up to in his free time. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

My vision for the company is that we are truly an authority on toys (and babies and hobbies), and all aspects of development and play. With our brands spanning across Babies ‘R’ Us, Toys ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse, we have something for all ages, and can make the most of our customer base as they age through all the segments.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

IR : Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? LD: All work promotes happiness and productivity if well managed. But I believe in the combination of all approaches, not just one. LD: Exploring the outdoors, beach, and forest with my family, and my two golden retrievers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

IR : What is your approach to work/life balance? GG: With so much more to do, I think it is difficult to find as healthy a balance as I might like, but I enjoy my work and I do find time to pursue other hobbies and interests on the side as much as I can.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

There is also a growing trend toward niche markets, such as subscriptions focused on specific dietary needs, hobbies, or lifestyle choices. Across all sectors, there is a noticeable shift towards products that are environmentally friendly and ethically sourced, and toward sustainable and reduced packaging.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? FM: Maintaining a work-life balance is difficult. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? FM: For me, exercise really helps me to switch off and stay balanced. I try to give all I can to my family, but sometimes it’s not enough.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

The danger when you work from home is that ‘working from home’ becomes ‘living at work’, and you gotta be really careful to sort of strike that balance. I love what I do and I feel it’s as much a hobby as it is a career, I never feel tempted to clock watch. I’ve got a very understanding partner.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

ET: Leaders and managers who have inspired me throughout my career have taught me the importance of balancing performance with empathy and thoughtfulness. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced?

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Retail Focus

JUNE 7, 2023

They allow you to present something you own (from prized possessions to personal hobby projects) in a new light and can often influence the tone of the entire room by showing guests a variety of possessions that really matter to you. This detail alone can make display cabinets invaluable for building a very specific atmosphere in a room.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? After all these years of building the business from the ground up, it’s something I find difficult at times – but it’s incredibly rewarding to see how far the business has come. MW: Endurance sports. This really helps me clear my mind.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

IR : What does a typical day look like for you, and what’s your approach to work life balance? IR : Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? JG: I’m up between 5 and 5:30am every morning and I go for a run. 10km each day has been my thing for the past five to six years.

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RetailMinded

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From fostering a positive workplace culture to promoting work-life balance, these tips will help you create an environment where employees want to stay long-term. Implementing Flexible Work Schedules Enhancing work-life balance through flexible schedules is a great method to reduce employee turnover.

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Retailing Insight

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

AT-HOME” ECONOMY REMAINS Home improvement, hobbies, cooking, binge-watching, and online shopping will continue to trend in 2022. Those who are going back to work have found the need for the time at home to balance out dealing with larger numbers of people and the commute to work.

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All Work

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And above all, they want a healthier work/life relationship than older generations have experienced—having the ability to spend an adequate amount of time with family, friends, pets and hobbies is non-negotiable. Just ask countries like Norway and France. And these are things we can all get behind.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Flow isn’t only reserved for hobbies, it’s also achievable at work or anytime we feel like we’re “in the zone”. We have spoken with many leaders looking to utilise this opportunity to create change within their organisations. With stay-at-home orders in place, we’re finding it harder to achieve our flow.

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Design Wanted

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For V12, this means focusing on the ‘Human Factor’ and ensuring mental balance for people facing such an impactful experience. titled “The human factors of your car and your video game are designing new space missions”. Their work stressed the symbiotic relationship between space and design. Virgin Galactic – © Wallpaper Flare.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 1, 2021

As the weekend’s studio grew gradually, the moment the hobby turned into work, the design office SWNA was established. At that time, I created a studio on the weekend and designed various furniture and lighting, and that is the beginning of SWNA. That’s 2011.”

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Design Wanted

MAY 30, 2021

And it fascinated me that everything I did as a hobby was something I could make in a professional way. The balance between creativity and profitability is something that I think you need to be more conscious about. My first option was cinema but I couldn’t get in so my 2nd was Graphic Design. So why graphic design?

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Contra

JANUARY 25, 2023

What to Consider When Marketing at a Sporting Event You have to think about who your target audience is, some events may have a simple target such as parents of secondary school students, while other events may require you to consider a number of other factors such as income, age, hobbies etc., do your research on your target audience!

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VMS

APRIL 7, 2021

It would be really cool to understand what the balance of information is right for an in-store environment to encourage burgeoning plant hoarders. Plus, it’s always such a treat when your work and your hobby have the opportunity to intersect. Samantha Goodman. Age: 33 | Associate, Senior Architectural Designer, Bergmeyer.

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Design Wanted

MAY 22, 2021

I was working on other areas at the time, so the profile was just a side hobby I enjoyed interacting with once in a while. Alberto Pallaoro: “ I love when products have a balance between aesthetics, innovation and functionality. But most importantly I was starting to be recognized as a quality design selector.

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Retailing Insight

MARCH 24, 2021

American monk and writer Thomas Merton said, “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” All of the planets are graced with this and it’s why we can count on them to help bring us back to balance. Reading, cooking, and hobbies are taken up along with crossword puzzles and board games.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2024

IR : Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? I often say to people that we are not in the business of retail or beauty, we are in the business of problem-solving. If you can do this, you will succeed. JM: Reality TV. I am a huge Real Housewives and Kardashians fan as I don’t have to think when I watch them.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

I’ve always prided myself and my teams on striking a balance between creativity, service and driving bottom-line results. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? SR: As a woman I also have to recognise the challenge of balancing the many versions of me. Mother, wife, daughter, CEO. Can you have it all?

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Design Wanted

JULY 2, 2021

I’m saying informally because I was still a teenager at that time, who struggled in school and was building digital things as a freelancing hobby. This is achieved by maintaining the right balance between the user, business, and tech needs.” Informally speaking, my design journey started around 19 years ago.

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