Australia's top female entrepreneurs for 2011
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
There’s a strong argument that the past year has been a landmark one for Australia’s female leaders.   ...

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Retail queen Jan Cameron to shut homewares and furniture chain
Monday, 15 November 2010
Rich list member and retail veteran Jan Cameron has announced plans to close her Dog's Breakfast Trading Company chain in Australia and New Zealand, with the majority of the stores set to become part of Cameron's Chickenfeed discount chain.  ...

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Retail queen Jan Cameron reveals she has given $35 million to charity in past four years
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Australia's fourth richest woman, retail mogul Jan Cameron, has revealed she has donated $35 million to charity in the past four years, as she steps up her involvement in the animal rights movement.  ...

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The wealthy women list
Monday, 08 March 2010
On International Women's Day, debate is still raging over whether women have truly cracked through the glass ceiling of the corporate world.  ...

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Australia’s top female entrepreneurs not in favour of quotas to boost women in senior ranks
Thursday, 04 March 2010
An exclusive SmartCompany survey of Australia's top female entrepreneurs has revealed most are not in favour of suggestions the Federal Government should introduce quotas or other regulations to encourage female participation at executive and board levels. ...

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Our top female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Meet Australia's top female entrepreneurs – they are smart, focused and generate more than $3.6 billion in sales.  ...

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Former Harris Scarfe boss Robert Atkins dies
Friday, 15 January 2010
Robert Atkins, the man who lead the turnaround of retail chain Harris Scarfe, has died at the age of 52 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  ...

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The best and worst awards of 2009
Thursday, 17 December 2009
What an incredible year it has been. Just seven months ago we were facing what some pundits labeled the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and were told to batten down the hatches for at least another two years of economic ...

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Kathmandu will float at low end of expected price range
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Camping goods retailer Kathmandu has become the second retailer in as many weeks to feel some backlash from nervous investors, with shares in its initial public offering priced at the lower end of the company's indicative price range at just $1.70.  ...

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Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron says chain is “incredibly vulnerable”
Friday, 30 October 2009
Jan Cameron the founder of the Kathmandu clothing chain who sold the business two years ago has stepped up her attack on the group ahead of its sharemarket float, claiming it is "incredibly vulnerable" to competition.  ...

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Retail adventurer
Monday, 26 October 2009
Jan Cameron is hardly a household name in Australian business, which is hardly surprising given she spent a big chunk of her career in New Zealand. But her amazing story - and her $518 million fortune - are two good reasons for every entrepreneur to study her ...

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Kathmandu announces IPO and sets ambitious growth targets
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Clothing and sporting goods retailer Kathmandu has announced plans to add another 70 stores to its current network of 82 outlets over the next three five to years as it tries to get investors to support its $380 million public offering.  ...

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Property company, retail group join the new wave of floats set to hit the market
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
The recovering economy and the rally in global equity markets is set to tempt a number of companies to float in the next six months, with property group Investa and retail group Ascendia set to hit the stock exchange in big floats.  ...

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Where the rich are looking for opportunities
Monday, 13 July 2009
Of all the green shoot of economic recovery we need to watch, one of the best measures to monitor is the behaviour of the super rich. The innate sense of timing that so many wealthy entrepreneurs possess means they are a great bellwether - when they start buying, ...

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10 downturn strategies of the stinking rich
Thursday, 26 March 2009
It is a tough time to be a wealthy entrepreneur. Your fortune has fallen by an average of 40%, you've had to mortgage the house to pay that margin loan, and even the corporate jet is up for sale.  ...

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Jan Cameron and Harris Scarfe chief buy collapsed discount chain
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron has been confirmed as the buyer of collapsed discount chain Australian Discount Retail, owner of the Crazy Clark's, Go-Lo and Sam's Warehouse chains.  ...

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Bargain of the decade?
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Jan Cameron could lay claim to the title of Australia's most mysterious entrepreneur.  ...

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Wealthy retail entrepreneur Jan Cameron set to swoop on discount chains
Friday, 20 March 2009
Jan Cameron, the wealthy founder of outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu, appears set to swoop on collapsed company Australian Discount Retail, the owner of the Crazy Clark's and Go-Lo chains.  ...

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Rich bargain hunters
Monday, 16 February 2009
Talk to an entrepreneur during a downturn, and you're likely to here a cliché repeated time and time again - in every recession you can always find plenty of opportunities to make a bundle.  ...

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Wealthy Kathmandu founder buys into kids clothing company
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Mega-wealthy business recluse Jan Cameron has lifted her stake in New Zealand-based clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch to nearly 10%.  ...

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