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What to know about Woolworths’ appointment of its first female CEO in 100 years

Inside Retail

The appointment of Amanda Bardwell as Woolworths Group’s next managing director and CEO, effective September 1, marks a historic moment for the parent company of Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W, which reported nearly $65 billion in sales last financial year. She took on her most recent role, as the managing director of WooliesX, in 2017.

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Hong Kong Promotes Product Eco-Responsibility: New Regulations on Disposable Plastic Products

Eye on ESG

New restrictions on disposable plastic products Since July 2008, Hong Kong has implemented the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance (Cap. The post Hong Kong Promotes Product Eco-Responsibility: New Regulations on Disposable Plastic Products appeared first on Eye on ESG.

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Thankyou co-founder Daniel Flynn on balancing ‘work-life tension’

Inside Retail

Daniel Flynn: My retail journey began in 2008 when I co-founded Thankyou – little did I know how much of a rollercoaster it would become. DF: One of the most interesting parts of my role as managing director of Thankyou is that there are very few ‘typical days’. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey. DF: I have many!

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DPD UK appoints Elaine Kerr as CEO

E Delevry

DPD UK has promoted Elaine Kerr to the position of CEO. She was promoted to the DPD UK senior management team in 2008 as director of CRM and last year became executive director, sales, CRM and customer services. Kerr has spent nearly 30 years at DPD, first joining as a sales executive based in the northwest.

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

Also in Spain, rivals including H&M, Mango and Inditex have created a non-profit association to manage clothing waste, responding to an EU law requiring member states to separate textiles from other waste from January 2025. In France this system has already been in place since 2008 under an organisation called Refashion.

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UK Q3 Retail Performance Expectations

Retail Focus

This represents the lowest point since Q3 2020 when the UK was in the midst of tiered lockdown restrictions and about to enter Lockdown 2, and -23 points lower than Q3 2008, at the start of the Financial Crisis and the beginning of the Credit Crunch.

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“One dollar can save a life”: Retailers offer help to Covid-ravaged India

Inside Retail

Womenswear brand Forever New has built up a significant store network in India since it entered the market in 2008. Forever New has created a Covid support fund in India to help all employees and their families through this terrible crisis,” Carolyn Mackenzie, Forever New’s managing director, told Inside Retail.