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

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Its newest location opens this month at Sydney’s Macquarie Centre. 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.

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Home Depot Strengthens Pro Offerings with 4 New Distribution Centers

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The DCs — to be located in Detroit, southern Los Angeles, San Antonio and Toronto — will stock large, bulky merchandise like lumber, insulation and roofing shingles that can be ordered in job lot quantities and delivered directly to professionals’ job sites.

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Lune Croissanterie to open two Sydney stores

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Established in 2012 by Kate Reid as a tiny hole-in-the-wall shop, the brand sells bread, pastries and coffee which have grown in popularity. Colliers’ Michael Tuck who arranged the deal along with Jo Windybank, said the location is set to become a “vibrant destination for the best-in-class retailers”.

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Chico’s Appoints Company Veteran as New CFO

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Current EVP – CFO Patrick Guido has resigned to accept a position at another company where he can be located closer to his family. Oliver has been with Chico’s since 2012 and served in multiple roles, including VP – Finance and Controller and Interim CFO and SVP – Controller.

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

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In that same month, Olympia decided to liquidate 22 of its stores, and in July 2022 the company made the decision to close the rest of its locations. At its peak in 2012, the retailer operated 230 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

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Starbucks to Double Indian Workforce as it Aims for 1,000 Stores in the Country by 2028

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As part of its Triple Shot Reinvention Strategy — one of the key objectives of which is to become “truly global” — Starbucks plans to more than double its current India store count to 1,000 brick-and-mortar locations by 2028. To meet this goal, the company will open one new Starbucks in the country every three days. later this year.

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Angry Birds retail cafe launches in the US 

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Angry Birds as a global brand was a perfect fit for this location with its appeal to a wide age range, gender-neutral audience and touch points in all entertainment forms.” In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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