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Are more discounts on the cards before Christmas?

Inside Retail

Of course, two more rate rises would follow in 2008 with the cash rate peaking at 7.25 Use the cash you can generate to implement a revised plan that is tailored to the current economic times. It’s probably too late now to adjust orders, but you can replan with pragmatism and keep that cash flow strong. per cent in November.

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Our last interview with Australian fashion icon, Carla Zampatti

Inside Retail

Tributes have been flowing in from around the world since Australian fashion icon Carla Zampatti passed away in Sydney on Saturday 3 April at the age of 78. The first one was in 1969, the second was in 1989 and then 2008, so [this] is really just normal and we usually do quite well during a recession. CZ: I have.

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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. They were a victim of their own success. A group called Bleach stepped in and picked up their debt and ran the business until 2014.

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