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Singtel denies it plans to sell Optus despite talks with Canadian investor 

Inside Retail

Singtel bought Optus in 2001. The AFR reported that negotiations are underway with Canadian private equity company Brookfield, which specialises in infrastructure, and that Canada’s CPP Investment Board may join as a consortium partner.

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Will massive fines for grocers who exploit suppliers work?

Inside Retail

He seems unaware codes already do this in industries including telecommunications and most recently in the news media bargaining code. In 2001 it ensured the Frankins group was broken up rather than taken over intact, with most of its stores going to Metcash and branded as IGAs.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 270 – Microservice based commerce platforms with Kelly Goetsch

Retail Geek

Kelly: [20:20] They were actually invented in 2001 so there’s a guy named Royal Roy was his name Roy Fielding. Touch on this this whole idea of microservices the just a little bit more because I so Dirk started Commerce Tools in 2013 with with the idea of micro services in mind.