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Myer sacks 50 head office staff, outsourcing tech roles to India

Inside Retail

The source added that Myer did not give the employees – or even managers – any warning and that senior leaders just asked the laid off staff to come into a specified room one by one to receive the news. The company was said to have been outsourcing some of its functions as far as 2004. Inside Retail has approached Myer for comment.

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Myer sacks head office staff, outsourcing tech roles to India

Inside Retail

The source added that Myer did not give the employees – or even managers – any warning and that senior leaders just asked the laid off staff to come into a specified room one by one to receive the news. The company was said to have been outsourcing some of its functions as far back as 2004.

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Art UK publishes memorial sculpture - designed by Edge's Managing Director, Mark O'Neill

Edge

Art UK, a charity devoted to publishing public art UK wide, has featured a memorial sculpture designed by Edge’s Managing Director, Mark O’Neill. This beautiful sculpture, installed in 2004 and located in Rayleigh, Essex, commemorates victims of persecution. Edge is both moved and inspired by this work and very proud of Mark.

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Burberry names new CEO

Inside Retail

Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. “He shares our values and our ambition to build on Burberry’s unique British creative heritage and his deep luxury and fashion industry expertise will be key to advancing the next phase of Burberry’s evolution.”.

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Prada hires former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as new CEO

Inside Retail

Reuters reported last week that the fashion group was set to hire Guerra in a top management role to ease the succession path of the Hong Kong-listed group founded in Milan in 1913 as a leather goods shop by designer Miuccia Prada’s grandfather and his brother. 26 by Prada Holding, which owns 80 per cent of Prada group.

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ARA – the voice of Australia’s retail community

Inside Retail

In May 2004, a new registered organisation was approved in which the various state bodies became divisions of the ARA. We support members in training and development through the ARA Retail Institute , with recruitment through the ARA Talent Registry and with risk management through ARA Insurance.

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How the return of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show could create “brand heat”

Inside Retail

First introduced in 2004, the annual fashion show was put on hiatus in 2019 after the show reported its lowest-ever ratings in 2018. Last week, the retail industry was buzzing with the news that Victoria’s Secret’s fashion show is coming back. This coincided with a decline in revenues and several major store closures.

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