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McDonald’s Australia CEO resigns, new boss announced

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Chiczewski joined McDonalds in 2012, and has held several roles in strategy, finance, and operations. Martinez plans to spend more time with his young family and pursue new opportunities. He was field vice president of the Northeast US, responsible for 1,500 restaurants before heading to Australia in September 2024.

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Wonder Buys Media Company Tastemade for $90 Million

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Walmart in February 2024 , and in March 2024 Wonder raised $700 million and announced plans to operate 90 physical locations by the end of 2025. This latest deal will provide Wonder with a content studio that has been producing both short- and long-form food and cooking videos since 2012.

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Olympia Sports Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Remaining Stores by Sept. 30

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The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. At its peak in 2012, the retailer operated 230 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Olympia Sports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking an orderly wind-down of its operations. 30, 2022, according to a filing with the U.S.

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Thrice the size: Oz Hair & Beauty plans 10 more shopfronts

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Anthony Nappa founded Oz Hair and Beauty in 2012, after his parents owned and maintained hairdressing salons in Sydney for many years, including their flagship Oz Hair salon in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) since 1986. Oz Hair and Beauty plans to expand to 15 stores by the end of this year, taking its employee count to 165.

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Five Below Appoints New COO to Help it Pursue Triple Double Growth Plan

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The company’s Triple Double growth plan was announced in March 2022 , when it set the goal of tripling its store count to more than 3,500 locations by the end of fiscal 2030 while at least doubling sales and growing operating margin by 14% by the end of fiscal 2025.

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How H&M took workforce planning to the next level

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At fashion retail giant H&M group, workforce planning has become a critical part of daily activity. The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores. The company operates some 4950 stores and has 126,000 employees.

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Heytea CEO: ‘We plan to really shake up Sydney’s beverage scene’

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In 2012 he opened a small shop in an alley in Jiangbian, China and sold his creation Naigai Cha – a ‘cheese tea’ recipe he had crafted in his own kitchen to soften the taste of tea by adding a fine layer of cheese foam made with real milk. “We We plan to really shake up Sydney’s beverage scene,” he said.

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