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Esprit posts $460 million loss in ‘distressing’ year

Inside Retail

Operating expenses were HK$5 billion, up 44 per cent on the prior year, which was attributed to the reversal of the provision for inventories and impairment losses. Revenue from e-commerce, wholesale and retail all dropped by 14-20 per cent, while licensing sales remained relatively stable.

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Esprit posts $300 million loss in ‘distressing’ year

Inside Retail

Operating expenses were HK$5 billion, up 44 per cent on the prior year, which was attributed to the reversal of the provision for inventories and impairment losses. Revenue from e-commerce, wholesale and retail all dropped by 14-20 per cent, while licensing sales remained relatively stable.

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Nick Scali’s net profit plunges amid Fabb Furniture acquisition

Inside Retail

million to group operating expenses in the fiscal second half. The group’s written sales orders totalled $454.2 million, which includes Fabb Furniture UK’s written sales orders of $6.8 Online written sales orders grew 17.8 per cent to $34.8 Nick Scali completed the acquisition of Fabb Furniture last May 8, which added $3.3

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Scentre Group increases security across Westfield malls

Inside Retail

. “Our decision to increase security across the portfolio and provide financial support to our business partners following the tragedy at Westfield Bondi will result in an increase in operating expenses in 2024,” said Elliott Rusanow, Scentre Group CEO. cents per security for this year, representing a 3 per cent to 5.4

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Harrolds exits Pacific Fair after rent negotiations fall through

Inside Retail

We have had to pull many levers during the last 12 months to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 to our business nationally, including reducing operating expenses and attempting to negotiate revised rental agreements,” said Harrolds’ managing director Ross Poulakis.

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Bad debt blowout fuels massive Afterpay loss

Inside Retail

The company’s operating expenses – in particular its bad debts – ballooned out from $72.1 Other rising expenses included a higher commitment to marketing the brand. Afterpay, Australia’s largest buy now, pay later company now owned by US firm Block, has reported a massive pre-tax loss of $501.9 million a year ago to $176.8

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The Cost of Inaccessibility: Businesses Lose More Than $6.9 Billion Annually

Retail TouchPoints

Moreover, it can bring an increase in operational expenses as well as higher legal risks. Increased Operating Expenses Inaccessibility can increase the operating expenses of businesses several times. The Economic Impact of Inaccessibility The economic impact of inaccessibility on businesses is huge!