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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans

Inside Retail

Mexican restaurant chain, Mad Mex, has acquired back the 50 per cent ownership from its Singapore-based venture partner, 4Fingers International, shifting focus to its home market. In 2018, 4Fingers bought 50 per cent of Mad Mex as part of the Australian Mexican quick-service restaurant brand’s expansion into Asia.

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Woolies blocks Wesfarmers’ plans for API with $872 million bid

Inside Retail

Woolworth’s play is the latest in a string of acquisition offers for API, from a proposed merger with Sigma in 2018 , to an offer of acquisition from Wesfarmers in 2021 , which was rivalled by Sigma , and now Woolworths. The post Woolies blocks Wesfarmers’ plans for API with $872 million bid appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Woolies blocks Wesfarmers’ plans for API with $872 million bid

Inside Retail

Woolworth’s play is the latest in a string of acquisition offers for API, from a proposed merger with Sigma in 2018 , to an offer of acquisition from Wesfarmers in 2021 , which was rivalled by Sigma , and now Woolworths. The post Woolies blocks Wesfarmers’ plans for API with $872 million bid appeared first on Inside Retail.

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“Acai is the new bacon and egg roll” says Oakberry CEO Renan Fretes Pinto

Inside Retail

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. Renan Fretes Pinto: We opened the first international store in Bondi in December 2018. I thought that this concept would go so well in Australia.

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Youswim founder talks inclusive sizing and innovation in the swimwear market

Inside Retail

Life partners and Youswim co-founders Elise Wallbank and Julian Tali launched the UK-based brand Youswim in 2018 to forever change size inclusivity and modernise sustainability in the swimwear market. IR : How does Youswim stand out from competitors in the market? Inside Retail : How did the idea for Youswim come about?

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Concerned about quiet quitting? You might need a workplace wellness plan

Inside Retail

In May 2019, the World Health Organisation officially classified ‘burnout’ as a recognised illness, while a 2018 Gallup study found that of the 7,500 full-time employees surveyed, 23 per cent felt burned out at work very often or always, and an additional 44 per cent felt burned out sometimes. Employee-choice market.

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