Business in the time of delta

Business in the time of delta
Hospitality: needs to know 'where to adapt to'. (Image: Supplied)
Brent Melville
Rodd & Gunn chief executive Mike Beagley is circumspect about the impacts of covid lockdowns.“Nothing will ever cover you for the full cost, so all you can do is make sure you come out the other side. Hopefully, there’s a strong rebound and you’re still there to benefit.”The men’s fashion brand, established in Queen St Auckland in 1987, operates 120 stores across Australia and New Zealand. It has another 10 stores in the US and a shop in London.Of those, 70 remain closed across lockdowns in its three most impor...

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