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Don’t inbox-watch: How Officeworks’ merchandise GM balances his attention

Inside Retail

After a seven-year stint outside of the business I returned in 2012 and was appointed the national merchandise manager – office supplies and furniture. As I’ve progressed in my career, I’ve spent more time focusing on strategy, team culture and supporting our people rather than the ‘doing’. Your personal life is important too.

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Biden’s Climate Balancing Act Really Worked

Robinson Meyer

Some moderate Republicans even called for Biden to adopt a similar strategy in March. In 2012, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business surveyed 41 economists about whether federal policy affected gasoline prices more than market forces did. It’s notable what an act of defiance Biden’s energy policy is.

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How L’Occitane’s Dr Vranjes Firenze aims to grow in Australia and beyond

Inside Retail

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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Dick Smith, Burger King, David Jones: Is it third time lucky for Anchorage?

Inside Retail

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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From nanotech to sneakers: How Crep Protect is disrupting footwear care

Inside Retail

The UK’s Crep Protect, founded in 2012 by three brothers, Imran, Nohman and Rizwan Ahmed, has become synonymous with sneaker care and protection , offering innovative solutions that cater to the desires of sneaker enthusiasts worldwide. The company has multiple warehousing hubs all over the world.

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Is office gossip really that bad?

Inside Retail

per cent job mobility, the highest rate since 2012, with the share of mobility, highest for professionals, at 22 per cent. Without the interjection of conversation to change direction, influence and balance, words and tone quickly spiral. Now, 96 per cent of knowledge workers are either fully remote or hybrid working.

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Foodpanda’s Evelyn Tay talks travel, sport and 20-plus years in comms

Inside Retail

She volunteered at the 2005 Singapore Olympic Congress and Team Singapore activities at the 2012 London Olympics. We now have to manage PR programmes with a comprehensive view of company goals, alongside the challenges it faces, and from that, you design a communications strategy that will lift up the company’s goals and needs.

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