Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I think we’ve been proactive in managing the business and preparing it for a dynamic period.” If you manage it correctly, [these macroeconomic forces] won’t necessarily have a material impact [on the business].” “But we’d be silly not to acknowledge that there’s macroeconomic forces that are quite significant.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

Whilst you would hope that is the exception rather than the rule, it is the accrued revenues, the forecast margins and aspirational cost management that become the most destructive. It is amazing really, the number of people that capably count revenue, yet cannot manage cost and believe that profit equals cash flow? Sensitivity.

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Flow Perspective Management Strategy 130

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We asked Shoplight’s Focusing Manager, Terry Vann, why focusing is so important in retail lighting: Focusing allows you to control the spread of light and pops of colour on the shop floor. We can do all sorts of things like balance light levels, remove dark spots, and highlight key merchandise.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

My earliest corporate experience, after graduating from IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad, was at Tata Administrative Services and KPMG where I learnt a lot about strategic management and team building. Basically, you dump the ideas in your brain on paper, which provides perspective and allows you to declutter your mind.

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Consumer Perspective Flow Balance 130

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s complex retail landscape, chief marketing officers (CMOs) find themselves in a perpetual balancing act. Understanding the CFO’s perspective Before we dive into solutions, let’s put on our CFO glasses for a moment. CFOs demand greater demonstrable value from every dollar spent.

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Balance Marketing Strategy Planning 130

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For example, we will repurpose fabrics into new designs, or rephase collections to manage stock flow through tougher seasons. From a design perspective, we take a seasonless approach so that short trends don’t impact us as much. IR: How would you describe the Australian fashion landscape at the moment?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, water can flow, or it can crash. And faced with so many kinds of flux – economic, geopolitical, environmental, local and global – how does your organisation keep pace while also maintaining balance, perspective and impetus across these often-conflicting dimensions? Shapeless, like water.

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Consumer Light Perspective Tailored 130