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The key to better boards? More women with hands-on retail experience

Inside Retail

A 2016 survey by the National Retail Association found 40 per cent of full-time managers in the industry across Australia were female with around 1700 in CEO or managing director roles. Wirth joined the Myer board in October last year after 15 years at Qantas, including six years as CEO of Qantas Loyalty.

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Has retail’s focus on cutting costs boosted retail crime?

Inside Retail

So much so, that several retailers are starting to make more dedicated efforts to stamp it out. Myer, for example, recently announced that it would be partnering with undercover police officers to curb theft in its department stores. That’s not to say that a retail chain shouldn’t protect itself.

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National Lawn & Garden Show 2024 

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Additionally, exhibitors can leverage the show’s reputation and targeted audience with a variety of different buyers such as: Department stores Regional retail chains Wholesale distributors E-commerce Farm and fleet stores Mutli-unit independent garden centers and more!

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For Singapore’s Capitaland, the mall comes roaring back

Inside Retail

Improved sales flowing through to rents In recent years, with retail chains aggressively pruning their real-estate portfolios, sometimes withdrawing completely from national markets, it has become increasingly important for shopping-centre operators to ensure that they are not overly dependent on revenues from one or a small number of tenants.

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Analysis: Consumers and the new reality

Inside Retail

Non-grocery retail chains have been perceived as not putting customer safety first. To convince customers to spend, retailers need to show a clear purpose to community safety. Success depends more on communicating and demonstrating commitments to consumer safety, on top of actions taken. Home is the new hub.

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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Retail chain results for the latest financial year indicate spectacular growth in online sales and, in many instances, a dip in the average sales per store. Myer online sales increased by 28 per cent, to $540 million, in FY21, accounting for 20 per cent of total group sales.

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Welcome to the post-Covid customer

Inside Retail

Non-grocery retail chains have been perceived as not putting customer safety first. To convince customers to spend, retailers need to show a clear purpose to community safety. Success depends more on communicating and demonstrating commitments to consumer safety, on top of actions taken. Home is the new hub.

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