Talking Retail

JULY 20, 2021

billion in 2019, the company has announced. in 2019 to £37.9m Bestway’s managing director, Dawood Pervez, said that. This story continues at Bestway turnover and earnings rise in annual figures for 2019/20. The Bestway Wholesale group saw turnover increase to £2.55 billion in the year to June 2020, up from from £2.51

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Drytac

JUNE 28, 2023

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kieran Blacknall as Academy Manager in the UK. Drytac launched its fully interactive training centre in the Fishponds area of Bristol in early 2019.

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Retail Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After four years as managing director of Spar UK, Louise Hoste has decided to pursue fresh challenges and will leave SPAR on 8th September 2023. Louise joined Spar UK in September 2019. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In what is an extremely difficult time for all management, staff and suppliers – we are currently exploring all options available to maximise the value of the business, stock and IP given the perceived value of the well-established and leading brand name,” Howlett said.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2022

Accept that the world is not going back to 2019, and factor the higher cost of doing business into pricing strategies to maintain the margins. The post Managing inflation: Here’s how to know when the price is right appeared first on Inside Retail. Endlessly absorbing costs and making reckless price hikes are crazy brave strategies.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 13, 2024

atria Watford, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills as property managers, is pleased to announce that British womenswear brand, Hobbs , has opened its first store at atria Watford. The store, which covers c.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In what is an extremely difficult time for all management, staff and suppliers – we are currently exploring all options available to maximise the value of the business, stock and IP given the perceived value of the well-established and leading brand name,” Howlett said.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. The customer-first plan was introduced back in 2019 and remains the centrepiece of the company’s strategy to deliver for all its interested parties.

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VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) Daniel Cortazar has been appointed managing director of Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions and will oversee all business operations in the US and LATAM. Cortazar previously held the position of regional general manager US & LATAM in Arflu for six years and was based in the US. production facilities in Doral, Florida.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

The Fair Work Ombudsman today announced it has commenced legal action against supermarket giant Woolworths in regards to “ major underpayments ” of a number of its salaries managers. million between March 2018 and 2019, and that it has failed to repay the total sum despite having made back-payments. Is a complex wage system to blame?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

According to the business, Canberra’s rising population and strong fashion scene made it necessary for Novo Shoes to have a presence in the region. “Previously, we had successful stores in Belconnen and Woden, both with proven track records,” said Novo Shoes’ marketing manager Giulia Di Pietro.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The existing TCS management team has retained a shareholding in the business, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of operation. Josh Ludski, manager – direct investment at River Capital, revealed complementary acquisitions are part of the strategy to grow the business.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Orion Capital Managers has announced a number of significant lettings at its Telford Centre so helping footfall recover to near 2019 levels at the 1 million sq ft destination. Following an active asset management strategy led by Sovereign Centros, new occupiers have now been found for all three stores.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

According to AusPost, online shopping throughout November beat last year’s record by 13 per cent, and jumped 76 per cent on 2019’s figures. The clincher was Cyber Week 2021’s earlier start, said Australia Post general manager of parcels and express services Ben Franzi.

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Quarter 20

JUNE 25, 2019

The “real” retail experience – shopping, touching, tasting, feeling – is alive and well in 2019. That’s the goal for the remainder of 2019, and as we prepare for holiday shopping season. 2019 Holiday Shopping - Retail Experiences. Whitney Burns, senior manager/corporate communications, Hines. Think reality show.

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Quarter 20

JULY 8, 2019

By collecting and managing a ton of images of companies product (they showed examples of couches, it is a furniture show after all) they can show that new sectional sofa in every possible format so your shopper know what they are getting before they commit.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

“Items are returned to Amazon for many reasons – sometimes a product is just not what a customer is looking for, or perhaps there’s a cosmetic defect or the packaging is damaged,” said Amazon Australia country manager Matt Furlong. These items can’t then be sold as new, but are still great quality and are in good working condition.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The arrival of Mango is in line with the wider strategy- developed and implemented by Touchwood owner The Ardent Companies UK (“Ardent UK”) alongside asset manager Sovereign Centros – to diversify the scheme’s offer and attract premium brands to the scheme.

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Parcel Pending

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As a property manager , you undoubtedly recognize that turning over a unit has a significant price tag – from cleaning to marketing to maintenance costs (especially in current market conditions ). To retain residents, here are 14 key property management incentive ideas to keep your residents in place. The Details of Incentives.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Since 2019 Ikea has opened shops in major cities such as Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York to grow its presence on busy high streets. Ikea is buying the former Topshop flagship store on London’s Oxford Street for £378 million. Administrators at Interpath Advisory said the transaction is expected to complete in January.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In collaboration with Deaf Australia, Auslan Santa builds on the success of Sensitive Santa in 2019, a customised experience for those with sensory problems, anxiety, disabilities, or families who simply need more time.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Since 2019, the business has grown revenue by 300 per cent, with $4.3 The brand is currently scouting for a chief marketing officer and a sales relationship manager. Founded in 2012 by CEO Tim Dunn, Bushbuck is a hunting and outdoor brand that uses a direct-to-consumer business model. million achieved this year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Upon completion of the deal, Retail Zoo’s new investment partner will own a majority of the business and partner with the existing management team led by Nishad Alani, CEO of Retail Zoo. “We The investment company was considering listing the Retail Zoo business from 2019 before Covid-19 put that plan on hold.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

For instance, Adidas doubled its production of Germany’s women’s football merchandise compared to the previous Women’s World Cup in 2019. US-based online sportswear retailer Fanatics similarly saw sales of women’s soccer products increase by over 80 per cent compared to 2019.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

Joining the group in 2002, Tsukagoshi took on the group’s senior executive officer role in 2019 before being appointed as the global CEO of daily operations last year. The management shuffle will take effect from September 1. The appointment marks Uniqlo’s first change in president since 2005. billion from $2.6 billion.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Results in the past two years were bolstered by Covid management strategies, including landlord rent concessions and government JobKeeper payments. However, the 2022 performance was much “cleaner”, with sales over the pre-Covid 2019 financial year 17.8 per cent to $1.5 billion and net earnings up 4.9 per cent to $285.2

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Baddock joined Metcash in 2019 and has overseen growth across key areas of the liquor business including sales to retail and on-premise customers, and in owned and exclusive brands. He leaves behind a successful growth strategy and an experienced management team well regarded by customers and suppliers, the company said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2022

Asia Pacific travel retailer Heinemann has named George Tsoukalas as the new managing director of Heinemann Australia. Tsoukalas has been with Heinemann Australia since 2019 and is currently head of marketing and category management. Walmart launched its InHome delivery service in 2019.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

The idea isn’t to have Uber drivers deliver customers a full grocery shop, said Woolies Metro general manager Justin Nolan, but to bring a smaller ‘top-up’ shop to your door, and will complement the business’ bigger e-commerce offering. The post Woolworths partners with Uber to bring groceries to your door appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

Travis Wright, former general manager of fashion online retailer Esther & Co, is taking the reins as CEO at iconic Australian swimwear brand, Tigerlily. After Tigerlily fell into voluntary administration in 2019, Wilkinson led the integration of the swimwear brand into the Crumpler business.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Homebase all over again However, Inside Retail has spoken with multiple former Catch employees who believe the problems started well before the pandemic and stem from Wesfarmers’ misguided attempt to change the DNA of Catch, which was profitable and growing when the retail giant acquired it in June 2019 for $230 million.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Freedom Furniture kicked off a quest to replatform its own digital footprint near the end of 2019, and spent around a year reconceptualising how its business would function moving forward. Digital general manager Paula Mitchell said this is not due to a cannibalisation of in-store sales, but rather an increase in sales overall. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 20, 2021

Kathmandu acquired RipCurl for $350 million in October 2019. Former Topman managing director joins BooHoo. BooHoo Group has appointed Mitch Hughes as the new managing director of its newly acquired Arcadia Group brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, and Burton.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

Huddle joined Vicinity in 2019 and is responsible for the company’s property management, leasing, operations, development, and marketing functions while leading an integrated and customer-focused team. Peter Huddle will take over permanent responsibilities as Vicinity Centre’s new CEO and MD, effective tomorrow, February 1.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2022

The FWO is attempting to recover $713,395 in underpayments by Woolworths to 70 salaried managers covering 2018-19. That followed the discovery in late 2019 of $300 million in underpayments to 5700 staff, which later rose to $427 million.

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