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How Sam Walton’s sundown rule makes me a better leader: Andy Chen, Comvita

Inside Retail

Before joining New Zealand healthcare brand Comvita , Andy Chen worked in HR and project management at Walmart for 10 years. I spent 10 years at Walmart in HR management and project management. AC: Normally, general managers and CEOs come from operations or sales roles. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey.

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‘I find purpose and meaning in my work’: Dsmile founder Joseph Badr

Inside Retail

JB: Managing a team and executing plans were the hardest challenges I had to face, especially when time and resources are limited. I had to find the balance between managing the team and executing our plans, which can be difficult when there are competing priorities. This is something that I’ve had to develop over the years.

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Toys ‘R’ Us to open immersive experience centre in Victoria next year

Inside Retail

Set to open next June, the experience centre will be a “very unique place for children, adults and families to experience toys and Toys ‘R’ Us”, Dr Louis Mittoni, Toys ‘R’ Us CEO and managing director, told Inside Retail. “We’re Hobby Warehouse relaunched Toys ‘R’ Us as an online-only business in 2019.

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In Milan, V12 Design is getting ready to service clients in the Space Economy

Design Wanted

What is the Space Economy? In short, it refers to the industries involved in the full range of activities and resources that create value and benefits to human beings in the course of exploring, researching, understanding, managing, and utilising space. Bridging the gap between space exploration and design.

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How Mud Australia CEO remains invigorated after 29 years in the business 

Inside Retail

Here, we chat with Mud Australia’s founder, designer and CEO Shelley Simpson about work-life balance, why the business has invested in the Headspace app, monthly massages on-site and green breakout spaces, and how her wheaten terrier, Molly, helps her to switch off. Inside Retail : What does a typical day look like?

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From Big 4 firm to start-up: TaskPod’s Adam Morgan talks lessons learned

Inside Retail

A few years ago, co-founders Adam Morgan and Tyson Gundersen left the corporate world behind to start Bureau Booths – which provided soundproof office booths to existing spaces – then TaskPod , which offers private working spaces in recreational and retail spaces, transport hubs and other locations. AM: Yes, I do.

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The Broken Home is designed for digital dystopia

Design Wanted

The reports informing the project’s design include a statistic revealing that Thai people currently spend the average of three hours with their family, accounting to 12% of their time within a day and creating more defined boundaries of one’s privacy, and consequently altering preferences for their living spaces. © Integratedfield.

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