Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Many of us brought forward our Christmas shopping to make the most of the discounts aplenty. Of course, two more rate rises would follow in 2008 with the cash rate peaking at 7.25 Discounts were the order of the day, and consumers with any cash left in their wallets got a pre-Christmas treat at the shops.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

And below is part two, featuring advice from Greenlit Brands CEO Michael Ford, former Target Australia CEO Launa Inman and Camilla CEO Jane McNally about the lessons they learned during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how they apply to the current environment. Today, with data analytics, shopping habits are far easier to assess.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

But when you’re growing a business, particularly an international fashion business, it’s particularly heavy on resources and cash flow. In 2008, they actually went into administration. The direct-to-consumer part of the business is the strongest and the fastest-growing now. They were a victim of their own success.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

McLeod drove change at UK supermarket group Asda in the UK ahead of its sale to Walmart, was chief merchandise officer and board member of Walmart Germany from 2000-01, led the turnaround of Halfords, the UK auto parts chain prior to its float – and then took the helm of Coles in Australia for five years from 2008.

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