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How Invertigro, Urban Plant Growers plan to shorten the food supply chain

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The alliance, which is made up of 165,000 businesses across the grocery supply chain, is calling for a ‘national food security plan’ to minimise future price increases due to further disruption. The post How Invertigro, Urban Plant Growers plan to shorten the food supply chain appeared first on Inside Retail. So, what’s next?

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

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SS: Covid has undoubtedly impacted the way consumers are shopping, and it’s impossible to ignore the consistent growth in the digital space as a result. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan. We are on a journey.

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How Myer plans to reach $1 billion in online sales

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Myer’s online sales have more than doubled since John King took over running the department store in 2018, and the CEO believes they can double again to reach $1 billion in the not-too-distant future. The post How Myer plans to reach $1 billion in online sales appeared first on Inside Retail. Myer reported $539.5 One good result.

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Meet the Aussie e-commerce aggregator that plans to be a unicorn next year

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Since 2018, when the OG aggregator, Thrasio, launched in the US, there has been a veritable explosion of similar startups, including Opontio in Dubai, Upscalio in India, Valerio in Mexico and Rainforest in Singapore. It has already acquired several e-commerce businesses in Australia, where it plans to focus its efforts.

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Myer CEO and MD John King to retire

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When he took over the helm of Myer in 2018, it was losing sales and struggling. King established the ‘customer first plan’ which helped the department store navigate the pandemic and return to being a profitable and stronger business.

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From probiotics to pet food: Life Space founder launches start-up Ilume

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A Melbourne start-up is taking a technological approach to the pet food market with a gourmet dog food delivery service that uses real-time data to create a personalised nutrition plan for each pooch. Silbery developed probiotics company Life Space probiotics which was sold for $700 million in 2018.

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The retail contest between CBDs, malls and online is set to reshape our cities

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Retail spaces have evolved over time. The range of physical and virtual retail spaces, retailers, products and prices leaves consumers spoilt for choice. The place to be and be seen In Australia (and elsewhere), the CBD was at the epicentre of the evolution of discrete retail spaces. billion in 2018 – a 28.2