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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

The plan is to reach 20 stores globally within the next few years, with a focus on strategic growth across both the direct-to-consumer business and international wholesale. From 2 pm to 4 pm, I meet with the various teams across the afternoon including production, marketing, digital, finance and PR — to see how everything is going.

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Five leadership lessons from L’Occitane Group’s head of travel retail in Apac

Inside Retail

This confirmed my interest in retail, especially understanding consumer needs and what affects people’s buying behaviour. Following my degree, I worked in marketing and banking for a short period, following which I joined DFS as a management trainee in Hong Kong. Key is to strive for a balance between the two.

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Expansion costs eat into Toys ‘R’ Us profit

Inside Retail

The company – which operates the Toys ‘R’ Us store networks across Australia and New Zealand, selling toys, baby and hobby products – also has an online presence in the UK. However, sales to consumers increased 5.7 For the six months to January 31, wholesale revenue fell 27.8 per cent to $5.2 per cent to $22.3

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“Our mission is to make retail fair”: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham

Inside Retail

Today, the US is its largest market. GG: We increasingly see consumers looking to be more conscious in how they shop. GG: We continue to focus all our efforts on more effectively helping independent brands reach conscious consumers, particularly in the US. IR : What is your approach to work/life balance?

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The best career advice I ever received: Fanny Moizant, Vestiaire Collective

Inside Retail

In the world of high-end fashion resale, few names stand out as prominently as Vestiaire Collective – a marketplace that has revolutionised how consumers buy and sell pre-owned luxury items. Fanny Moizant: My fashion career started with an internship at John Galliano, before I moved on to work as a marketing manager at lingerie company, Dim.

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How Toys ‘R’ Us aims to bring joy and wonder back to the brand

Inside Retail

My vision for the company is that we are truly an authority on toys (and babies and hobbies), and all aspects of development and play. PC: Product innovation and differentiation is crucial in the toy industry, to ensure that we remain relevant and have a unique offering for the market. There’s so much fun to be had in marketing toys.

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

Inside Retail

She brings over 20 years of global PR and marketing communications experience across Asia, the US and Europe. My 20-plus years in tech comms and policy started in Silicon Valley in 2000, cutting across all aspects of consumer/enterprise technology, mobile platform/startup and microelectronics industries across Asia, the US, and Europe.

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