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Indemnity scheme announced for businesses that host vaccination hubs

Inside Retail

Business leaders have been gifted more guidance from the Federal Government on vaccinations in the workplace with the announcement of a “no fault Covid-19 indemnity scheme”. The scheme, revealed by Health and Aged Care minister Greg Hunt on Saturday, offers protections to Australians receiving vaccines that are approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration regardless of where it is done.

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Get Out of Town – Really!

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It is impossible to direct an operation without knowing how it works. How it really works, not how it is supposed to work. If you are in charge of a retail operation and don’t have your next out of town store visit trip booked …do it now. It’s more important to visit out of town stores more often than you visit stores in close proximity to Head Office.

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Adore Beauty rights ship in FY21 with revenue, customer and profit growth

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Adore Beauty has enjoyed a record maiden result, with revenue and active customers hitting peak levels throughout the business’ first year on the ASX, bringing the company into a positive position. Active customers hit 818,000, up 39 per cent, which drove revenue growth of 48 per cent to $179.3 million. Net profit grew 168 per cent over the course of the year, with the beauty firm eking out a positive result of $845,000 – a slight win, but a big boost on last year’s loss of $1.2 million.

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IN MY SHOES: I’m over 50 and sick of being ignored in stores

Inside Retail

In this new regular series, we share first-hand shopping experiences of customers who have been overlooked far too long by retailers. Here, Leanne Zimmermann shares what it’s like shopping for fashion when you’re 53 – and fabulous. Imagine this: You’re over 50, dressed head to toe in black – fabulous designer black clothing and accessories, just to be clear!

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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‘A time to extend kindness’: How retailers can help in Afghanistan crisis

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As the world watches a devastating humanitarian crisis unfold in Afghanistan, many individuals and businesses are asking themselves what they can do to help, if anything. Some major businesses in the US have already stepped up to offer support for the community affected by this crisis. Airbnb is offering temporary housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees worldwide in partnership with publicly-supported nonprofit Airbnb.org, which works with resettlement agencies to provide people with emergency housing

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Amazon Flex comes under fire for poor working conditions

Inside Retail

Amazon’s Flex delivery service, which functions as a way for the business to tap into the gig economy, has come under fire for unfair working conditions for its delivery contractors. An investigation by the ABC has heard from multiple drivers that describe low pay, unreasonable expectations and unsafe working conditions – with many stacking their cars full of packages in an effort to ensure they don’t have to hand back any that are allocated to them and risk a strike by the online behemoth.

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Wesfarmers: ‘When stores cannot trade, revenue declines’

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Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers reported its full-year results on Friday , revealing a 10 per cent increase in revenue to $33.9 billion on strong sales growth in retail businesses Bunnings, Kmart Group, and Officeworks. Total online sales increased by 57 per cent to $3.3 billion, as store closures during sporadic Covid-19 lockdowns throughout the year forced customers to shop online.

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Booktopia looks to acquisition opportunities as profits double

Inside Retail

Pureplay Booktopia has delivered a strong year of growth in its first year as a public company, with record units shipped, revenue up 35 per cent to $223.9 million, and adjusted earnings of $13.6 million – more than double that of last year. All of this is well ahead of where the business thought it would be when it initially listed on the ASX in December, with chief executive Tony Nash stating the result has laid the foundation for further growth in FY22.

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Temple & Webster booms as customers remain homebound

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Temple & Webster has surfed strong online homewares sales to a year of record profit, revenue, and customer growth, with Australians continuing to rethink and refurnish their homes amid ongoing lockdown restrictions. “While we don’t take for granted how fortunate we are to be able to trade through lockdowns, we believe Covid has accelerated the shift from offline to online that was already in progress,” chief executive Mark Coulter said.

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Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets

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The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet’s Google. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he would “carefully consider” that and other recommendations from a government-commissioned report into whether the payments system had kept pace with advances in technology and changes in consumer demand.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.