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Former Din Tai Fung operators fined $4 million for employment breaches

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million fine against Selden Farlane Lachlan Investments, which employed workers at the Melbourne location. The underpayment took place between November 2017 and June 2018, with the exception of one full-time employee who was underpaid for a longer period from July 2014 to May 2018, the Fair Work Ombudsman investigation shows.

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HMV Returns Home to Original Oxford Street Location

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Today in London, HMV ‘s largest entertainment retail store opens its doors at the brand’s new flagship location, 363 Oxford Street. 1962 On 8th February, the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, took a tape of the group into hmv Oxford Street’s in-store recording studio to make a demo record. hmv taped over the word ‘bollocks’.

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

Add it all up and it’s clear that the timing duration, and location of holiday shopping is not like the old days. Keeping in mind as well the need to optimize their supply chain fulfillment to meet consumer delivery expectations while managing parcel carrier costs? Barach guides development and customer deployment of antuit.ai

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Tractor Supply Grants Selfless Wish of Young Cancer Patient to Help Dogs in Need

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“Caroline could have wished for a trip anywhere in the world, or a shopping spree for herself, but instead she is focused on helping local animals in need,” said Marti Skold-Jordan, Manager of the Tractor Supply Foundation, the retailer’s philanthropic arm, in a statement.

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Amazon to Shutter 68 Stores Across Multiple Brick-and-Mortar Concepts

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Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of its 4-star , Books and Pop-up locations — 66 stores in the U.S. Closure dates for each store will vary by location, and Amazon will post signage in each shop to inform customers of closures.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

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Showfields closed its Miami and New York City locations in July and September, respectively. It has three remaining bricks-and-mortar locations, in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Brooklyn. How Showfields veered off course Showfields was co-founded in 2017 by Katie Hunt, Tal Zvi Nathanel , and Amir Zwickel.

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Rituals boosts UK expansion with 25 new stores

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The cosmetics company is also launching 10 new shops before the end of 2023, across locations including East Midlands Designer Outlet and Birmingham Merry Hill, Retail Week reports. The brand launched its first store outside of London back in 2017, at Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre.

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