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Country Road brands to return to Myer after David Jones separation

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Woolworth Holdings’ sale of the David Jones department-store business has cleared the way for the brands of its Country Road Group division to return to the shelves of Myer. Woolworth Holdings bought a controlling interest in Country Road in 1998 and acquired Witchery Group in 2007 to create Country Road Group.

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UK F&B group buys 62 Australian airport stores

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“The Asia Pacific region offers a significant opportunity to build returns and drive growth for the group,” Coveney added. SSP Group has been operating in Australia since 2007. Our enlarged business in Australia will have the opportunity to become a regional centre of excellence.”

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Mad Mex names Therese Frangie as CEO after founder moves into strategy role

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Meanwhile, Clovis Young who started Mad Mex in 2007 said it was the “right time” for Frangie to “officially step into the CEO role”. “As Further reading: Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans The post Mad Mex names Therese Frangie as CEO after founder moves into strategy role appeared first on Inside Retail.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

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Founding 99 Bikes and taking flight Matt Turner, the current director of 99 Bikes, opened the first store in Milton, Brisbane, in May 2007. Garnsworthy believes that 99 Bikes will return to opening five to six stores annually in the future. The company achieved an 82.6, well above the median score of 50.9. “B

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Redbubble may appeal court order to pay Hells Angels for using logo

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The site, launched in 2007 and co-founded by Australian entrepreneur Martin Hosking, operates as a DIY for merchandise — users can have images of their choice printed on t-shirts, stickers, and mugs, and in turn, sell the items to other customers. However, the listings returned to the site in error, the court heard.

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Boots owner mulls £7bn London IPO

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The move would mean the cosmetics company returns to the London Stock Exchange after 16 years. According to Bloomberg, an IPO would value the retailer at roughly £7bn, returning it to the FTSE 100. The UK retailer’s management is understood to be pushing its US parent company towards an IPO.

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Adrian Cheng’s resignation marks turning point for New World Development

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A key challenge for the new CEO will be bringing the firm back to a more sustainable debt level and delivering higher returns to shareholders,” Ng added. The former CEO of New World Development graduated from Harvard and served at Goldman Sachs and UBS before joining the company in 2007. per cent at the end of last year compared to 41.4

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