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Booktopia searches for new CEO after Tony Nash steps aside

Inside Retail

Building Booktopia from a budget of just $10 a day in 2004 into Australia’s leading online book retailer has been an incredibly rewarding journey,” he said. million, units shipped up 7 per cent to 6.75 Nash, the online book retailer’s co-founder, will stay on the company’s board and remain fully involved with the business.

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Resilience Training: Small Business Innovation During a Recession

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And to avoid possible delivery delays, using more than one shipping carrier builds resilience as well and allows you to maintain more control over your ability to serve your customers. James Chin Moody is a Co-founder and CEO of Sendle , a company that delivers shipping that is good for the world by helping small businesses thrive.

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The New ‘Pandemic Personas’: Defining the Seismic Shift in Consumer Buying Behaviors

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Well, with that, she also wants to make sure that any packages arriving at her doorstep are prepared, handled and shipped with the utmost care and safety precautions top of mind. Bose recognized the potential of search marketing as an essential advertising channel in 2004.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? Prior to Tesco, Davies was the boss of CEO of Halfords from 2012 to 2015 and worked at Pets at Home first as its finance director in 2001 and later its chief executive from 2004 to 2012.

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Converge Display Control by OnQ Brings Touchless Interactivity In Store

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With the flexibility of purchasing in store or using their phones to buy online and ship to their homes, customers can now tailor every aspect of the shopping experience.”. “Converge Display Control comes along at the perfect time because it opens up a whole new mode of engagement for customers to drive the in-store experience.

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Mercato Introduces Mercato Place

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Overnight shipping is exponentially more damaging to the environment, so more eco-friendly options are also on offer if samples are not needed immediately. The company’s sample takeback program includes a prepaid shipping label, making returns simple and free for the customer.

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Sweet success: How NZ honey brand Comvita is charting international growth

Inside Retail

We went into the Hong Kong market first nearly three decades ago through a local distributor, then we lined up a distributor in mainland China in 2004, followed by forays into Japan and South Korea around the same time,” Andy Chen, Comvita’s CEO of Asia Pacific, told Inside Retail. “I

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