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JULY 2, 2024

The company operating the Art of Hair salon in New South Wales and its manager are facing court for underpaying an employee. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has initiated legal action against The Art of Hair–Bateau Bay company along with its current manager Nelvin Lal and former director Cheri Rance.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The retailer is currently 90% owned by brand management firm GBG USA through a joint venture with Combs, who sold the majority stake in 2016. Hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly placed a $3.3 million bid to acquire his own fashion brand, Sean John , out of bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg.

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JULY 3, 2023

1-800-Flowers.com will replace its current CEO, Christopher McCann, with a familiar name and face: Jim McCann, who led the company as CEO from inception through 2016. Christopher McCann is stepping down for personal health reasons, effective immediately, but will remain on the company’s board and as an officer of various subsidiaries.

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JUNE 28, 2023

He leads the company’s global IT teams, information security, enterprise data management and analytics, enterprise applications and digital storefront functions. Browne, who began at Under Armour in 2016, will step down from the COO role this autumn to pursue other opportunities.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Willingham, former managing director of advertising and brand consulting company DDB New Zealand, will aim to drive the next phase of growth for the 89-year-old South Australia-based company. Former advertising firm executive Chris Willingham has joined the senior leadership team at footwear and apparel brand R.M. The post R.M.

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APRIL 27, 2021

The menswear and womenswear store, situated across two levels, was launched in 2016. “We Unfortunately, we have been unable to come to an agreement with AMP Capital and we will exit the Pacific Fair centre.”.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Akeroyd has served at Versace as CEO since June 2016, helping the brand reorganise and accelerate its growth. Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. Akeroyd has also held several senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. “I

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JUNE 2, 2021

H&M country manager Thomas Coellner said in a statement that the decision was made following a global review of sustainable store operations. “At The 1800sqm store opened on August 27, 2016, and at the time was the brand’s sixth store in NSW.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The partnership includes Next’s management of a Banana Republic-branded ecommerce shop and a presence within Next’s brick-and-mortar stores, according to WWD , and the joint venture will include the Athleta brand by 2023. has expanded its partnership with Next plc as part of its return of the Banana Republic brand to the UK and Ireland.

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JUNE 8, 2023

The existing Australian management team led by CEO Phil Reed will continue to run the business. “Our Brands in 2016, Allegro has grown Pizza Hut Australia’s franchised store network to nearly 260. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Since acquiring the master franchise from Yum!

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MAY 6, 2021

Since 2016 MyPost Business has helped many Australian businesses manage their domestic and international sending in one place with a free and easy to set up account. Starshipit and Australia Post have previously worked together to deliver integration for eParcel contract and StarTrack shipping services.

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MAY 18, 2023

CTO Hyon Park will step in to manage the retailer’s supply chain, and CEO Lisa Harper will oversee other operational functions, including stores and real estate. Torrid has had an unusually high number of top-level management changes over the past year. For Q4 of its fiscal 2022, which ended Jan. 28, 2023, net sales dropped 5.5%

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APRIL 28, 2021

Our wholesale funds management program allows us to take advantage of these kinds of deep value opportunities and we look forward to working with Fortius on unlocking further value.” . Property company Blackstone Group bought Rundle Place and the office tower at 80 Grenfell Street for $400 million in early 2016.

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APRIL 23, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop is facing a class action lawsuit for “purported underpayments” to staff, launched by specialist law firm Adero Law Between February 2016 and April 2021, seven former employees of the discount retailer allege underpayment during their employment with the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2022

As Torrid’s CCO, Muñoz will manage product, design, product development, fabrication, sourcing, technical fit, creative marketing and merchandising. Incoming CEO Harper has previously served as CEO of the plus-size retailer, from March 2011 until July 2016. Former PVH Corp.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

The partnership launched in 2016 with Adidas manufacturing clothing through a collaboration with the rapper’s Yeezy brand. We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period. West has accused Adidas of not allowing him to have more control over the project and of copying his ideas.

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JULY 1, 2022

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. Even as the company itself moves through bankruptcy proceedings, this may be just a delay for an innovative retail concept that has been the victim of bad timing, underinvestment or poor management.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“We reject the investor group’s attempt to seize control of our board and disrupt our momentum, especially considering that we are well underway in implementing a strong growth strategy and accelerating our performance, and we have refreshed half our board with six new independent directors since 2016,” said the retailer in a statement.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

This includes team members, senior stylists, assistant store managers, store managers, inventory managers and any other in-store employees,” said the firm. “We We would seek to recover underpayments due to breaches of the Lovisa Enterprise Agreement 2014, owed to current and former employees from 2016 to the current date.”.

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JUNE 2, 2021

H&M country manager Thomas Coellner said in a statement that the decision was made following a global review of sustainable store operations. “At The 1800sqm store opened on August 27, 2016, and at the time was the brand’s sixth store in NSW. .

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Between November 2016 and December 2020, Politix underpaid about 850 employees with around $2.06 million in wages, plus $45,000 in superannuation. David Jones underpaid 2800 employees $480,000 in wages and $1.4 million in superannuation between April 2014 and September 2020.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the case of Apple, hundreds of imitation iPhones, all with apparently legitimate serial numbers, managed to evade US Apple store staff, costing the company more than $6 million. In 2019, GhostData found that 56,000 Instagram accounts were associated with the counterfeit of luxury brands, representing a 171% increase since 2016.

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MAY 26, 2021

This capability was extended in 2014 to allow for basic function planning and then again in 2016 to provide dashboard capabilities for management teams. “We Managers are able to enjoy a real-time view of retail activity across more 5000 points of sale.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Having joined Adairs as finance manager in September 2007, Ronan has transitioned over the years into merchandise planning manager, head of retail operations, and then COO until being appointed CEO in November 2016. Prior to joining Adairs, he was operations manager at Sovereign Hotel Group and finance manager at River Capital.

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JULY 10, 2024

Angus McKay, 7-Eleven CEO since 2016, is moving into the automotive world as executive chair and CEO at Bapcor. 7-Eleven’s new CEO Hayes joined the convenience chain in 2022 as general manager channel. Bapcor’s core business is the automotive aftermarket which includes ABS, Autobarn and Midas in its retail portfolio.

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JULY 27, 2022

During her career, Sullivan also worked with The Stride Rite Corporation as COO and held consumer brand management and sales roles at companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company. Schmidt joined Caleres in 2009 as the company’s SVP and General Manager of Image Brands, becoming President of Contemporary Fashion in 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The effects from the recent flooding in Kentucky have been catastrophic,” said Matthew Rubin, SVP and General Manager of Petsense in a statement. Our hearts go out to all of our team members, neighbors and communities impacted by the damage from the flooding.”.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With a background in pharmacy retail and retail healthcare services, Langowski will further Walgreens’ aims of expanding its role in healthcare and bringing solutions to industry players, including payers, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and biopharma manufacturers. Healthcare business in a senior advisory role.

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MAY 17, 2022

Hendricks has served as Belk’s COO since 2016 and added the President title in 2020, when he helped the company manage the COVID-19 pandemic and build out its omnichannel operations. His pre-Belk experience includes time at Gymboree asCIO and at Hot Topic and Torrid asCOO.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Still a relative newcomer to the global beauty industry, Freshly Cosmetics was established in 2016 and has already been used more than a million people across 20 countries throughout Europe as well as China. The brand has a very clear vision and purpose and the company are led and guided by pioneers in R&D for natural cosmetics.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

to Australia in 2016 in Bateau Bay, New South Wales, the brand has grown to nearly 30 restaurants throughout Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and NSW under separate franchise agreements with four separate businesses. We already have a support office in Victoria, a construction manager, marketing manager and head of franchise.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Launched in 2016, the brand opened its flagship store in June 2023. Good American is able to remotely manage the content across all the in-store displays using Samsung’s cloud-based MagicINFO digital signage platform. both of which will offer similar immersive experiences powered by Samsung displays.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Data analytics can also aid the following areas of a retailer’s operations: ● Improve efficiency and cost management: Data highlights the quantities and types of waste a business generates, which can inform what size equipment and schedule is ideal for an operation. Retailers should strongly consider adopting these same practices.

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JUNE 20, 2022

Machin was CEO and MD at Target Australia and held the COO and operations roles with Coles in Australia before returning to the UK in 2016. During his tenure, he implemented a new store format programme, which rolled out to more than 740 stores. The post Dan Murphy’s boss to head M&S Food appeared first on Inside Retail.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

To meet Net Zero goals and comply with evolving regulations, companies must integrate sustainability across the value chain from raw materials to design, sales and marketing and supply chain management. Next, turn to skills such as sustainable procurement, supply chain management and stakeholder management.

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JUNE 24, 2021

This is a concern that Roubler founder Andrew Northcott set out to resolve after experiencing the challenges of managing complex workforces first-hand. With Roubler, managers are also alerted to potential non-compliance issues as they arise at any stage of the workforce management process.

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APRIL 6, 2023

With MACH technology for its ecommerce platform and order management, Emma can provide a positive buying experience where, when and how their customers want it, with any interface or application, and avoid vendor lock-in with unwanted applications. Nicola Kinsella is SVP Global Marketing at Fluent Commerce.

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