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Camilla CEO: ‘I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan’

Inside Retail

JM: I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan. I could have done a bit more due diligence beforehand, but it was a quick MBA in [being a] CEO because I took up my first CEO role in the middle of 2008 at the start of the GFC. PZ: Were you naturally an ambitious person?

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Are more discounts on the cards before Christmas?

Inside Retail

With higher-than-usual stock levels leading into Christmas that retailers are planning to turn over at the full freight Christmas margin, that could spell trouble. As we all know, plans can change. Of course, two more rate rises would follow in 2008 with the cash rate peaking at 7.25 per cent in November.

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How Love to Dream found the secret to getting babies to sleep

Inside Retail

So when Love to Dream founder Hana Lia- Krawchuk had her son in 2008, she was determined to find a solution and developed a sleep swaddle. Can you tell me about your product development process and what your plans are to continue evolving? How has that been tracking and what are your plans for that investment?

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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. We spoke with customers, watched them shop and planned accordingly.

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Singapore Launches World’s First Multi-Sector Transition Taxonomy

Eye on ESG

These targets aim for net-zero emissions by or around 2050, with intermediate goals of emission reductions by at least 20%, and striving for reductions of 30% by 2030 as compared to 2008 levels. The post Singapore Launches World’s First Multi-Sector Transition Taxonomy appeared first on Eye on ESG.

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

Inside Retail

Here, we speak with CEO Craig King about the business’ revitalisation under General Pants, its in-store experience, plans for expansion in Australia, the UK and US, and the magic behind the number 23. In 2008, they actually went into administration. IR: When do you plan to open your first Australian store?

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America’s Energy Security Is Falling Apart

Robinson Meyer

Bush said in 2008. “In For the first time in many years, America has no credible plan for how to maintain its energy security in a geopolitical crisis. Today, those climate-policy plans seem to have imploded. Nearly every recent president has done something like it—even the not-particularly-environmentally-friendly ones. “In