Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2021

Toys “R” Us has announced the appointment of chief operating officer, Lian Yu, who has been promoted from her previous position of general manager of the brand. In her new role, Yu will oversee all Toys “R” Us ANZ Limited operations, including Funtastic, Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, Hobby Warehouse and Mittoni.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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. Don’t watch your inbox.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2023

IR: What is your approach to promoting a healthy work-life balance for yourself, and your employees? SS: I’m well supported by my management team and can’t live without the other directors and senior management. Annually, we have a management retreat to consolidate and give focus to our work, goals and strategy.

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RetailMinded

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From fostering a positive workplace culture to promoting work-life balance, these tips will help you create an environment where employees want to stay long-term. It can involve: Leadership Engagement: Ensure your leaders set positive examples by promoting transparent communication and providing support where needed.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

The second was that the preference data they collected in the form of zero-party data can now be used for sales promotions in-store. They were able to link customer IDs and preference data like hobbies, tastes, and purchase intentions, to make the in-store shopping experience more customised.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2022

The restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people learning new skills or returning to hobbies that had previously fallen by the wayside. Management – How will you go about recruitment and staffing? In some cases, it has led to a complete career change. What services will you provide?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Evelyn Tay: I manage all aspects of communications, government, and public affairs, as well as sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes across Asia at Foodpanda. Post-Uber, I also managed Tesla’s communications in Asia at the most interesting time when building the Shanghai Gigafactory.

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