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Silly Solly’s plans 10 more stores as it moves to franchise model

Inside Retail

Aussie discount retailer Silly Solly is on a growth trajectory, with plans to expand as a franchise, after shifting from a licensing model. This offers our store owners more protection and the opportunity to resell their business.” We experimented with a couple of stores and decided there was a need for this, ” said Stanton.

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The Reject Shop’s full-year sales ease up, share buy-back planned

Inside Retail

The company opened 22 new stores during the year – primarily in neighbourhoods and strip locations in both metro and country areas – but closed 14 underperforming stores, taking its store count to 369. The post The Reject Shop’s full-year sales ease up, share buy-back planned appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Asos and Boohoo resort to nearshoring amid the Red Sea crisis

Retail Gazette

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Plans are already in place to manage any short-term delays and extended lead times will be factored into the brand’s purchasing decisions moving forward, should the situation continue , the publication reported.

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Walmart Eliminates Hundreds Of Jobs Throughout U.S. Division

Retail TouchPoints

Numerous social media posters wrote that Walmart plans to consolidate e-Commerce operations at its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters, but few workers were offered the option to relocate. Multiple sources say the restructuring plans were in place for several months and are not related to COVID-19.

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Poundland steps up drive to revamp stores and widen ranges

Retail Focus

Poundland has set out plans to offer an alternative to the big grocers by accelerating ‘Project Diamond’ which will bring new ranges to between 275 and 300 more stores between now and Autumn 2023. In August, Poundland announced plans to open, relocate or extend up to 25 new stores by the end of this year.

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Reject Shop brushes off wage theft class action as ‘immaterial’

Inside Retail

The retailer said one of the signatories to the class action was claiming “less than $20” According to the Australian Financial Review , the law firm alleges the discount retailer underpaid up to 1400 salaried managers an average of $40,000 to $65,000.

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McMillon says, ‘We can do more’

Mass Relators

At the same time, the company is re-emphasizing the importance of its retail roots with plans to resume opening stores in the United States. At a number of recent industry forums, executives have described current activities and future plans and the vision that inspires them. store managers.