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Retail roleplay: How Good Games creates community from dice and dungeons

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Since launching in Sydney in 2006, the chain of hobby game stores has grown to 29 locations across the country, as well as two in the United States. And since coming out of Covid that hasn’t dipped, so we’ve really tapped into that market.”. Retail roleplay. We don’t want to compete with other game stores. We’re really not.

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Toys ‘R’ Us’ “transformational” year ends without earnings growth

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Formerly known as Funtastic, the business rebranded as Toys ‘R’ Us under the ticker TOY in April of 2021, after the former acquired Hobby Warehouse Group last November. Mittoni said that the business is cash self-sufficient, if it chooses the be, and will pursue top-line growth aspirations and market share goals over the next two years.

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How Pizza Capers’ founder is driving Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers’ rapid growth

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It became a job as well as a hobby, so I thought I should become more involved,” Russo said. Bonding over a love for Italian cuisine, the pair started selling fresh gnocchi at local markets. The strong lines and cult following quickly reinforced the fact that there might be something more to build on.

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How couturier Steven Khalil navigated being a designer and building a brand

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Khalil recently entered the home interiors market in collaboration with Designer Rugs marking the beginning of his journey to follow the trajectory of Vera Wang with Steven Khalil Interieur. When I first started Australia was very big in the bridal market. For example, the Maison collection is my more read-to-wear bridal line.

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How the ‘four Ds’ help Ghd MD Ludovic Dellazzeri stay productive

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The brand is now sold globally through retailers and its website and recently celebrated over two decades in the Australian market. For the past 25 years, I have been in the retail beauty industry, starting from sales to marketing and in the last 21 years, in general management with brands such as Lancome, Kerastase, L’Oreal and Ghd.

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Five leadership lessons from L’Occitane Group’s head of travel retail in Apac

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Following my degree, I worked in marketing and banking for a short period, following which I joined DFS as a management trainee in Hong Kong. After my training, I moved to Macau to open Four Seasons DFS Galleria and City of Dreams DFS Galleria as a marketer. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced?

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Strumming a new tune: Fender’s APAC pres talks world-first Tokyo flagship 

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By 2030, Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest music market in the world. Back in 2014, I left my job as president of Ralph Lauren in Japan, which was their second largest market in the world outside of the US, and came to join Fender. No limits The APAC market is now front and centre of Fender’s focus.

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