Sears Mess Shows How Little Liberals Think Of Working Canadians – Huffington Post Canada

Canadians are justifiably appalled by the plight of thousands of employees and pensioners who are being victimized by the bankruptcy protection manoeuvring of Sears Canada. Thousands have been laid off and even more stand to lose the severance, benefits and pensions that they earned, while Sears pays millions in bonuses to executives and managers. Sadly,…

Topshop stores close, hundreds of jobs go – News.com.au – NEWS.com.au

More than half Australia’s Topshop and Topman stores have closed and 370 jobs have been axed as administrators continue to restructure the struggling fashiopn retailer. Administrator Ferrier Hodgson on Friday confirmed five of the UK-based brand’s nine Australian stores have shut, including the flagship unit on Melbourne’s Chapel Street. The closures resulted in 335 staff,…

Many of Those Billion-Dollar Startups You Hear So Much About Are Ridiculously Overvalued – Fortune

Unicorns arent real, and neither are the valuations ascribed to many of the startups that say theyre worth $1 billion or more. About half of private companies with valuations exceeding $1 billion, known as unicorns, wouldnt have earned the mythical title without the use of complex stock mechanics, according to a study by business professors…

Customers hug supermarket boss after shops opens back up – Mackay Daily Mercury

THE IGA at Bucasia has reopened with a fresh new look. Cornetts Supermarkets chief executive officer Graham Booysen, who has opened the store on Thursday, said there would be a focus on delivering fresh produce to customers. Cornetts owns 31 supermarkets across the state, including Sarina, Collinsville, Clermont, Dysart and Middlemount. Mr Booysen said he…

Acquire Learning’s CareerOne sold to new company called Career Media Group – Brisbane Times

Administrators of collapsed education company Acquire Learning have sold it’s single biggest asset – online job search site CareerOne – to a media group.  Cor Cordis announced on Thursday it had sold Acquire’s  90 per cent stake in CareerOne was sold for an undisclosed sum to Octomedia. Creditors will discover the sum at the next creditors meeting in September.  Job…