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Frasers Group makes takeover bid for Australia’s MySale

Inside Retail

The offer values the shares not already held by Frasers at around $23.47 Founded in 2007, MySale currently operates retail websites in four markets – Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia – with its sites Oz/Sale, NZ/Sale, My/Sale and Sing/Sale. At the time the company announced its purchase of a cornerstone 28.7

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Business ownership the dream for Australians; Specsavers makes it possible

Inside Retail

Despite everything the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown at the business community in the past three years the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive in Australia. Adam Zhu, the retail director and owner at Specsavers Newmarket, said the PID program was the natural next step in his career. “I I worked for a large retailer from 2007 to 2015.

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Old Navy Interim CEO Gets Position Permanently

Retail TouchPoints

She previously worked at Old Navy from 2010 to 2012, when she led product, design and visual merchandising, and was General Manager and EVP of Pottery Barn from 2007 to 2007.

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Boots owner mulls £7bn London IPO

Retail Gazette

The UK retailer’s management is understood to be pushing its US parent company towards an IPO. According to Bloomberg, an IPO would value the retailer at roughly £7bn, returning it to the FTSE 100. Talks are thought to be at an early stage and there is no guarantee of a listing or sale.

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Vera Bradley Names Chief Growth Officer to Drive Pura Vida’s Next Stage of Development

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to Party City, she served as CIO and Chief Digital Officer of UNTUCKit ,and has also held positions at Tadashi and babystyle. Since 2007, Andrews also has been Managing Director and CEO of Catalyst Consulting, a boutique advisory firm specializing in leveraging data and technology to increase revenue and drive operational efficiency.

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“The timing is right”: Inside the $3bn beverage group launching in Oceania

Inside Retail

Since 2007, CCEP has produced and distributed Beam Suntory’s brand portfolio across Australia, which includes products such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Canadian Club, as well as a number of ready-to-drink options and non-alcoholic beverages. “So

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CEO transition underway at Thrifty White

Mass Relators

. — Bob Narveson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Thrifty White Pharmacy since 1999, plans to relinquish the latter two roles at the beginning of next year, when he will pass the torch to chief operating officer Justin Heiser. He was named chief operating officer at the start of 2022.

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