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Richard Murray will leave the electronics chain at the end of August to lead billionaire retailer Solomon Lew’s fashion empire Premier Investments.

Solomon Lew and Richard Murray were brought together last year when they were invited to Kirribilli House by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss the response to the pandemic.

AGL latest in curious boom in CEOs leaving after pay strikes Brett Redman is part of a growing trend of CEOs announcing their departures in the year after their firm cops a pay ‘strike’. This year’s toll sits at eight. Updated Save Share There are lots of reasons to talk about the messy departure of AGL chief executive Brett Redman, who has left the energy company in the lurch with his decision to resign just weeks after announcing he would split its retail and generation div...

Save Share AMP Capital’s controversial infrastructure equity boss, Boe Pahari, could be entitled to pocket at least $50 million as the price of his amicable exit from the company. Although the wealth-management giant has been tight-lipped about the financial terms of Pahari’s exit – an AMP spokesman declined to comment on Sunday – AMP insiders estimate he could earn $50 million. Boe Pahari will depart AMP Capital, leaving the business without one of its big rainmakers.   ...

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‘Golden days are over’: retailers win battle as rents reset Save Share Retailers are winning the battle for lower rents, securing 5 to 10 per cent reductions for short-term lease renewals and 15 to 20 per cent discounts for new leases as the pandemic forces landlords to the negotiating table. In the Sydney and Melbourne CBDs, where foot traffic and sales at specialty retailers have plummeted because of the absence of office workers and international travellers, some retailers are winn...

Australia’s workplace watchdog is investigating billionaire Solomon Lew’s Just Group retail empire over JobKeeper compliance issues.

Australians are furious at this company, which gave its CEO a $2.5 million bonus with one hand, while accepting JobKeeper with the other.

The Australian. Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corps Simon Benson. Credit:Twitter For those on holidays last week, news about the relationship broke after the pair were photographed at the checkout of Wodonga Bunnings sharing a joke but sans masks - despite a Victorian Health ruling. Feminist activists Mad F***ing Witches circulated the image on social media and attacked the maskless McKenzie. But they initially failed to identify her shopping...