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Belles Hot Chicken talks crowdfunding campaign and global growth plans

Inside Retail

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. The full shareholder offer will become available once the EOI closes on November 13.

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

In other words, most brands seem to suffer from a positivity bias, and when it comes to crisis management, they exhibit a response paralysis. In another instance, in 2014, after Taylor pulled her music from Spotify, she risked being perceived as a greedy singer.

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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres. The focus will be on sustainable energy solutions and intelligent lighting management. 2014 EuroConcept hosts new Lighting Designers zone.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

In 2014, it formed a strategic partnership with Tencent, giving JD exclusive access to the tech giant’s WeChat and Mobile QQ platforms, and became China’s first major e-commerce company to list on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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How Hue’s Nicole Clay is making the beauty industry more inclusive

Inside Retail

For example, according to data collected by management consulting company McKinsey & Company, while 11 per cent of all beauty consumers in the US are Black, Black-owned brands account for only 2.5 In the session, Clay asked questions that piqued the interest of her would-be co-founder Janvi Shah, a former product manager at Google.

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Q&A: Richard Murray reflects on 17 years at JB Hi-Fi

Inside Retail

Richard Murray has been the CEO of Australian electronics giant JB Hi-Fi since 2014, but this week, he has left the electronics company to become CEO at retail business Premier Investments, parent company of Just Group, Smiggle and Peter Alexander. . So from my perspective, I look at the opportunity to try something new. Then by 8.30-9am,

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Elli Design blurs the line between traditional craft and future-thinking sustainable furniture

Design Wanted

He started his namesake brand in 2014 on a mission to find the perfect balance between fine Italian craftsmanship and technological innovation. “It In short, we always think from a circular economy perspective.”. Being sustainable also means getting back to the production and management of the business processes that revolve around it.

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