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Don’t inbox-watch: How Officeworks’ merchandise GM balances his attention

Inside Retail

After almost 30 years in the retail industry, Officeworks general manager of merchandising Jim Berndelis has gained plenty of experience and life lessons. From there, I’ve worn many hats in our support office and in various roles across the merchandise function: from demand planning to buying to buying manager. JB: I love the garden!

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How niche fandoms power Levi’s most successful collabs

Inside Retail

Which brand can say that they’re the inventor of the blue jean,” Nuholt Huisamen, managing director of Levi Strauss & Co for East Asia Pacific, told Inside Retail. The other one that we’ve done a few collabs with is New Balance. New Balance from a sneaker perspective is quite hot at the moment.

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Listen up, first-time managers: Here’s what you probably don’t know yet

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It is assumed that when people move from a ‘doing’ role to a ‘managing’ role, they will know what they need to do and that they will ‘pick up’ how to lead as they go along. Are you new to managing a team, and wondering why it’s harder than you expected? The relationships with your team can change. Hard versus soft skills.

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Four ways to support your team for better mental health 

Inside Retail

Recent research by The Workforce Institute at UKG , indicates that 69 per cent of people think their manager has more impact on their mental health than their therapist or doctor, and a similar impact on their partner. As a manager, this can be a confronting reality. Integrated manager-led coaching. Simply, powerful LMS.

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How retailers are tackling gender inequality this IWD

Inside Retail

Held each year on 8 March, IWD is a global event that is intended to mark the achievements of women and promote gender equality in all aspects of life, from access to education and employment to the health and safety of women in everyday life. Last year, Michael Hill raised over $150,000 for Dress for Success.

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CEO Anthony Heraghty discusses Super Retail Group’s half-year results

Inside Retail

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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Employers warned of impending resignation wave

Inside Retail

According to people management platform Employment Hero’s The Employee Movement and Retention Report , 48 per cent of the 1000 workers surveyed plan to look for a new role in the next year, with 40 per cent planning to look in the next six months. Businesses need to turn their attention back to growth, but with a people-centric perspective.

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