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Myer to close Blacktown store as downsizing plan continues

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As the troubled department store retailer tries to reight-size its portfolio in the wake of consumers moving online to shop, Myer said the Blacktown store closure was the fifth under its Customer First Plan launched in January 2019. The post Myer to close Blacktown store as downsizing plan continues appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans

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The recent acquisition also means the end of Mad Mex’s ambitious expansion plan in Asia , which was announced two years ago before the pandemic forced it to change the strategy. . “I Under the partnership, Mad Mex launched its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia in 2019. .

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My Foodie Box raises $6 million in IPO, plans expansion

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From its launch in 2019, My Foodie Box has grown from 35 subscribers to more than 1650 and delivers around 1000 boxes per week. Now, using its fresh capital, it plans to expand into a broader online food retail offer, ramping up its marketing activity and further developing its technology platform to expand its geographical footprint. “The

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Coco Republic to open California flagship stores, hints at global plans

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The plan coincides with the appointment of two key executives in the US: Eric Bauer as global CEO and Skye Westcott as president of North America who will lead what Coco Republic, the Australian-founded furniture and homewares chain, describes as an “accelerated global expansion, initially focused on the California market”.

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How H&M took workforce planning to the next level

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At fashion retail giant H&M group, workforce planning has become a critical part of daily activity. The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores. The company operates some 4950 stores and has 126,000 employees.

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Ikea buys New Zealand land to expand forest management plan

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.” This new afforestation investment in New Zealand will see its first planned harvest to take place at the end of the first rotation, 30 years after planting. Ingka Group’s New Zealand land purchase follows their 2019 announcement of the opening of stores and creating a digital presence in the country for the first time.

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

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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.

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