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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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Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. Here’s why

Inside Retail

We wanted to investigate why this strategy appeals to Chinese luxury consumers of the post-1990s generation. The luxury strategy Luxury typically brings to mind ultra-expensive products such as yachts and private jets that are not within most people’s reach. Business managers call this approach the luxury strategy.

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‘Little veins of gold’: How Tony Nash plans to grow Booktopia

Inside Retail

But despite having served as CEO since 2004, he insists the transition will largely be business as usual. “It Nash plans to follow a similar strategy when he becomes chief growth officer. . “My After 18 years at the helm of Booktopia, Tony Nash is gearing up for a new role as the company’s first-ever chief growth officer. Early days.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. Ms Nason shares the values and passion of our team, and has the experience, skills and networks to make a real contribution to our sustainability strategy. Akeroyd has served at Versace as CEO since June 2016, helping the brand reorganise and accelerate its growth.

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Foodpanda’s Evelyn Tay talks travel, sport and 20-plus years in comms

Inside Retail

Evelyn Tay: I manage all aspects of communications, government, and public affairs, as well as sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes across Asia at Foodpanda. I moved back to Singapore in 2004, to be closer to family but was also attracted by the huge growth opportunity in Asia’s tech sector.

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Opinion: What if Coles had acquired Dan Murphy’s instead of Woolies?

Inside Retail

It is obviously impossible to say what might have happened had Coles Myer prevailed, particularly in respect of how it would have managed and developed the brand, compared with Woolworths’ approach. It is not possible to assess the 2020 strategy because Covid-19 flattered sales, lifting revenue by 6.5 per cent in FY21 and 13.6

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