Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

After almost 30 years in the retail industry, Officeworks general manager of merchandising Jim Berndelis has gained plenty of experience and life lessons. From there, I’ve worn many hats in our support office and in various roles across the merchandise function: from demand planning to buying to buying manager.

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Robinson Meyer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With control of the Senate, President Joe Biden will be able to appoint and confirm nominees and judges, allowing him to implement the IRA as planned. That the president could even try managing gas prices reflects a shift away from political wisdom. Managing the energy transition is going to be really hard.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Anchorage struck gold with the $20 million acquisition of the Dick Smith consumer electronics chain from Woolworths Group in November 2012. Anchorage Capital, at best, added some finishing touches to Woolworths’ turnaround strategy and reworked the balance sheet for the sharemarket float. No more balance sheet shuffle .

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Department Stores Consumer Electronics Balance Strategy 130

Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2024

American fast-food chain Chipotle made headlines last Wednesday when it announced it would be providing updated benefits for its approximately 110,000 employees and the upcoming surge of workers it is planning to hire this year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

L’Occitane also acquired a 50 per cent stake in Singaporean skincare brand Erborian in 2012. These acquisitions reflect the group’s strategy for building a geographically balanced brand portfolio of premium beauty and fragrance brands.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2023

Melbourne-based gumboot label Merry People was born in 2012 after founder Danielle Holloway found the that she couldn’t find a pair of gumboots suitable to her needs. DH: It’s more of a personal thing, but I became a mum, and learning to balance being a founder and CEO and a mum has been a bit of a challenge.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

The gender balance of Pop Mart customers is split 70:30 towards women, and the majority of purchasers are aged 16 to 35. Around 2012, Wang had already recognised the popularity of toys in his stores. Typically, these collections are planned a year in advance of launch and take 10 months to develop. But not now.

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