Best of Season One: DE&I

The topic of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion was a common conversation thread throughout series one of Retail Therapy and we are delighted to share with you some snippets from Australia’s top retail CEOs and leaders. 

 

Best of Season One: Sustainability

 We’re focusing on our discussions about sustainability, where our guests shared what they believe the role of retailers is in driving better sustainability outcomes for our planet, as well as what their organisations are doing now and into the future to tackle climate change.   

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Best of Season One: Leadership

To celebrate the end of the first season of the ARA Retail Therapy podcast, over the next couple of months we’ll be running through some of the highlights from our most recent conversations as part of the ‘Best of Season One’ series.  

Each fortnight we’ll be focusing on a topics including leadership, work/life balance, sustainability, diversity and innovation.  

First up… we’re looking at leadership. With such a high calibre of retail leaders and influencers this season, our chats about leadership were both insightful and inspiring. Enjoy!  

Christmas special: Creating optimism this Christmas

As we head into the important festive trading period – a well-executed campaign around Christmas could make or break the fortunes for a retailer. Gemma and Keenan sat down with Paul Zahra in the Amex Lounge to talk about the upcoming Christmas shopping period and explore their top tips to retailers during this critical time.

Christmas special: What’s in store for retailers?

In this first Christmas bonus episode of Retail Therapy, our own Chief Industry Affairs Officer Fleur Brown joins ARA CEO Paul Zahra in the AMEX Lounge to discuss the upcoming Christmas shopping season and what’s in store for retailers. 

Episode 10: Erica Berchtold

In the last episode of Season 1 of Retail Therapy, Paul Zahra speaks with Erica Berchtold, CEO of THE ICONIC. THE ICONIC is part of Global Fashion Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retail businesses, connecting over 10,000 global and local fashion brands to a market of more than one billion customers. 

Episode 9: Jane McNally

Joining Paul Zahra for some Retail Therapy this week in the Amex Lounge is Camilla CEO, Jane McNally. Jane is responsible for bring the artistic vision of designer Camilla Franks to life.

Episode 8: Richard Murray

Richard has been the CEO of JB Hi-Fi since 2014 and in April this year announced that he would be leaving to join Premier Investments – which includes the brands of Just Jeans, Portmans and Peter Alexander.