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Last roll of the dice: How tax cuts could help stave off retail failures

Inside Retail

The prediction was pretty much on the mark with sluggish economic growth and stuttering consumer spending a factor in a slew of retail failures. That level of business closures was the highest for any year since the global financial crisis in 2008.

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

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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More recessions lessons from Greenlit Brands, Camilla, Super Retail

Inside Retail

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. Experience: I clearly remember the 2008 GFC. Michael Ford.

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Why Europe Can’t Kick Russian Gas

Robinson Meyer

So the security perspective is, I’m not consuming more gas, but I’m importing more because my production is declining. You don’t need too much imagination to assume that if a major conflict happens in and around Ukraine, like, the flow of gas could be interrupted through Ukraine. has no medium-term climate strategy.

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